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Opinion

Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion

The Jewish community’s safety net is here when you need it

Robin Mencher by Robin Mencher December 29, 2025December 29, 2025
Posted inAct Two, First Person, Columns, Opinion, Seniors

We did it! We downsized, packed up our memories and moved into senior housing

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 29, 2025December 30, 2025
Bondi Beach memorial filled with flowers
Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion

Bondi Beach reminds us how terror collapses geography

by Rabbi Ron Koas December 22, 2025December 23, 2025
Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion

Reflecting on end of A Wider Bridge, the pro-Israel LGBTQ group that started in S.F.

Arthur SlepianTyler Gregory by Arthur Slepian and Tye Gregory December 22, 2025December 29, 2025
Posted inLetters, Local Voice, Opinion

Teens knew what they were doing. ‘Super Jewy’ is super offensive. Etc.

by J. Readers December 19, 2025December 18, 2025
A Jewish family decorates their windows
Posted inAround the Bay, Hanukkah, Local Voice, Holidays, Opinion

When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride. I see pluralism in action.

Rabbi Joshua Ladon by Rabbi Joshua Ladon December 18, 2025December 18, 2025
Close-up of hands holding speech bubbles, symbolizing communication and dialogue against a blue sky.
Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion, Tech

AI’s systems of probability are far removed from the Jewish culture of debate

by Danielle Sobkin December 18, 2025December 19, 2025
Posted inAround the Bay, Lifecycles, First Person, Community, Local Voice, Jewish Life, Opinion, Philanthropy

How we turned our wedding into a celebration of tzedakah

by Melissa Saxe Blaustein and David Saxe December 17, 2025December 17, 2025
Posted inAround the Bay, Letters, Opinion

Our ‘unholey’ cover art. ‘I’m not white — I’m other.’ Etc.

by J. Readers December 16, 2025December 16, 2025
Posted inOpinion

This Hanukkah, my synagogue is illuminating our walls with relics of our Jewish immigrant stories

by Ruth Messinger December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

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