Marc Usatin, a career neonatologist/pediatrician and founding president of Congregation B’nai Tikvah in Walnut Creek, died on July 4, 2026 at his home in Davis, surrounded by his devoted family. Marc ...

COMINGS & GOINGS Micah Parzen. Micah Parzen has been named the new executive director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley. Parzen previously served as CE ...

As a new documentary about Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach’s legacy debuts, J. looks back at how our publication covered him over the ...

Nine of 14 Northern California House Dems voted for amendment to end U.S. aid to Israel, part of the shift in Democrats’ views of Israel.

The NYC mayor says he’s still thinking about whether he should arrest Netanyahu the next time he's in town. Nope, Trump says.

Since I moved to San Francisco four years ago, family and friends have worried. I recently felt a spark of hope and wanted to ...

Noh is a highly stylized form of classical Japanese drama that originated in the 14th century. Much like ancient Greek ...

Warriors draft pick Lajae Jones steps onto the NBA stage as one of five Jewish players in the 450-person league.

Rep. Ro Khanna recounts his experience being detained by settlers in the West Bank on July 8 and details his views on Israel.

SB 1387 will add “Jewish” to the ethnicity section on demographic forms. This addition will help California Jews in multiple ...

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Turn up the taste on a fresh, summery watermelon salad by lightly pickling the ingredients in vinegar, lime, honey and sumac.