Every Sunday, all summer long, five Bay Area synagogues and a Jewish day school compete in BATS, the Bay Area Torah Softball ...

The S.F. Jewish Film Festival returns for its 46th year with 65 films from 17 countries, featuring a record number of world ...

An ulpan, “Israel’s mainstay of intensive Hebrew instruction,” first arrived at the University of San Francisco in 1998, ...

At the height of the AIDS crisis, Reform rabbis were insisting that gay Jews deserved compassion, not judgment.

Taboos against discussing menstruation, as well as the cost of sanitary supplies, remain issues here and abroad.

I heard a rabbi and Jewish ethicist speak about organ donation earlier this year and was inspired to share my own cousin’s story.

So much happens in our vibrant community. We’re here to highlight upcoming events from every corner of the Bay Area.

The Jewish Folk Chorus is turning 100! As it approaches its centennial, the S.F.-based group is full of renewed energy from ...

The East Bay Jewish Community Campus in Oakland is preparing to open its preschool in August, with a grand opening set for ...

Before J. officially announced this week that I’ve been hired as editor in chief, I was given the grace of a month to find my ...

The Reform seminary has filed a motion to dismiss a suit it argues infringes on Jewish doctrine, violating its First Amendment rights.

The theory, which has gained prominence in recent years, is that Israel intentionally attacked a U.S. warship, the USS ...