Analysis
Too few Jews, Pew! What about bagel brunchers and the ‘spiritually woke’?
The Pew Research Center’s new typology of religion puts Americans into seven broad categories ranging from Sunday Stalwarts (“active in their…
Local Voice
During High Holidays, bear witness to injustice
Bearing witness is being present as an act of injustice is taking place. Bearing witness is seeing firsthand what the dispossessed and the most vulnerable…
Opinion
No time for ‘civil’ discourse this holiday season
Dear rabbis: Last year, I wrote an essay urging rabbis to deliver a High Holiday sermon that was relevant to the political moment. “I understand the…
Opinion
High Holidays plea: Listen to the other side
The High Holidays are almost here. It is a time when Jews worldwide join together in the spirit of camaraderie, pouring out their hearts for a good new…
Letters
More voices of Jews of color! Our Torah column is offensive! Etc!
Let Jews of color tell their own stories Though the article about playing catch-up to the racially diverse community seemed to have the intent of making…
Editorial
A 3-federation merger? Not a bad idea
In June, the Jewish Federation of the East Bay announced that its Re-Visioning Task Force had recommended a merger with the S.F.-based Jewish Community…
Local Voice
Looking forward to more ulpan-filled summers at USF
At this time last year, the summer ulpan program at the University of San Francisco — one of the longest running programs of its kind in the country — was…
Local Voice
What Torah can tell us about the cruelty of social media
This week we are reading one of the most important portions in the Torah for teachings on social justice. “Appoint judges and officials in all your gates,…
Local Voice
Adding $$$ for LGBTQ advocacy in Israel
The nationwide LGBTQ strike in Israel last month, sparked by a July 18 Knesset vote to ban men and gay couples from surrogacy, culminated in an incredibly…