4+ hour, 8+ min ago  (765+ words) OPINION | Applying Purim to this war is appealing, but dangerous'jweekly.com The Jewish News of Northern California (JTA) " Around me, I see many Jews using the timing in the Jewish calendar to understand the current U.S.-Israel war against Iran in…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1103+ words) Some did so reverently, others triumphantly, and a few with a wink. But as Jews prepared to don costumes and drown out Haman's name with noisemakers, the ancient story of survival in Persia collided with a very modern war in…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (804+ words) The Jewish News of Northern California This week's Torah portion, Tetzaveh, is the only Torah portion, from the beginning of Exodus through the end of Deuteronomy, from which Moses is completely absent. Everywhere else in Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus and Deuteronomy,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1089+ words) The Jewish News of Northern California For the last four decades, Sonoma State University's annual lecture series on the Holocaust and genocide has held an important place in Northern California's Jewish community, preserving the legacy of Holocaust victims and educating…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (488+ words) The Jewish News of Northern California (JTA) " An annual festival in Andorra drew condemnation from the country's small Jewish community after an effigy bearing the Israeli flag was staged in a mock trial and then hung and shot. The incident…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (760+ words) The Jewish News of Northern California (JTA) " A Jewish group is preparing to sue to overturn a ban on publicly funded religious charter schools in Oklahoma, after a state board unanimously rejected its proposal on Monday. The Oklahoma Statewide Charter…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (744+ words) The Jewish News of Northern California In 1965, I married a man who called himself a WASA, a white Anglo-Saxon atheist, and I drifted away from the Jewish community." I was raised in a nonobservant home, so marrying outside the faith…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (611+ words) The Jewish News of Northern California (JTA) " One-third of American Jews reported being the target of an antisemitic incident in 2025, according to a new survey published by the American Jewish Committee. The finding marked no change over the previous year,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (862+ words) The Jewish News of Northern California (JTA) " The federal government distributes hundreds of millions of dollars each year to houses of worship to protect them from violent attacks, such as the synagogue arson in Jackson, Mississippi, last month or the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (414+ words) The Jewish News of Northern California This Torah portion, named for Moses" father-in-law, reminds us of the great contribution that Yitro (or Jethro) made to the development of Israelite society. His influence continues until today. The system that Yitro and…...