Editorial
Violent anti-Semitism is a clear and present danger in our own backyard
Updated with new information July 12 at 9:30 a.m. In the matter of Ross Farca, the Concord man arrested last month on felony charges of making homicidal…
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Confirmation of J.’s value in the Bay Area Jewish community
Normally when we make an error in a story, it is a circumstance of some embarrassment for us. But when we reported in May that J. had won nine 2019…
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Fight over Israel in state Democratic Party made potent statement
At a quick glance, the wrangling over several resolutions harshly critical of Israel at the California Democratic Party State Convention two weeks ago…
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Let’s make sure impressionable young minds aren’t hijacked by hate
For the past two years, a global resurgence of anti-Semitic vandalism, speech and acts of violence have reminded us that the world’s oldest hatred isn’t…
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Big federation changes reflect the current reality in the Bay Area
A dramatic shift in our Jewish communal landscape has been announced this week: The Jewish Federation of the East Bay and its Jewish Community Foundation…
Editorial
We must not let grief numb us to reality
“I might need to run again.” Those were the heartbreaking words from Noya Dahan, the 8-year-old girl wounded during the shooting at a Chabad center in…
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Dayenu. But is it really enough?
If God had brought us out from Egypt and not given us the Torah, Dayenu. It would have been enough. If God had given us the Torah and not the Temple in…
Editorial
BimBam’s closure is a loss for all of us
Sometimes worthy enterprises, from both the nonprofit and the corporate worlds, do not survive over the long haul. That’s always a pity. But when a Jewish…
Editorial
It’s our turn to show solidarity with our Muslim neighbors
Last week’s massacre of 50 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand imparted the sickening air of familiarity: It was so American. After 20 children and six…