Opinion
Blaze Bernstein (left) and Jonathan Bahm. (Photos courtesy of Amy Bahm)
Opinion
Amy Bahm
Be a good neighbor
Some of our greatest neighbors turned out to be people we had never met.
Friendships matter as we age. (Photo iStock)
Senior LivingThe power of connection: Why friendships matter more than ever as we age
By Amy Gold
Blaze Bernstein (left) and Jonathan Bahm. (Photos courtesy of Amy Bahm)
July 22, 2026, 2:14 pm
Be a good neighbor
Some of our greatest neighbors turned out to be people we had never met.
By Amy Bahm
(Photo from Flash90)
July 22, 2026, 1:58 pm
Letters to the editor
Readers respond
July 22, 2026, 1:54 pm
Building something meaningful
Deuteronomy 3:23 — 7:11
By Rabbi Yitzi Goldwasser
July 22, 2026, 12:23 pm
Chronicle poll question
How long do you think the current military conflict between the U.S. and Iran will last?
July 21, 2026, 9:40 pm
Chronicle poll results: Tisha B’Av
We asked our readers how they typically observe Tisha B'Av. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
Portrait of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, in a detail from the poster for the documentary, “The Darkest Light.” (Courtesy)
July 21, 2026, 2:47 pm
The film about my father is premiering today. I won’t be there
The documentary tells the full story of Shlomo Carlebach while challenging Jewish communities to hear survivors and hold leaders accountable
By Neshama Carlebach
Friendships matter as we age. (Photo iStock)
July 20, 2026, 11:37 am
The power of connection: Why friendships matter more than ever as we age
One of the greatest myths about aging is that making new friends becomes impossible.
By Amy Gold
(Photo courtesy of Jewish Association on Aging)
July 17, 2026, 2:40 pm
Why seniors make the very best volunteers
There is something profoundly special about the gifts that seniors bring to volunteer service.
By Sharyn Rubin
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Capitol Hill on May 18. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
July 17, 2026, 1:02 pm
The real outrage of Rep. Ro Khanna’s West Bank visit
I was with Khanna on his travels; the settler violence only emphasized the suffering of the Palestinians we met with
By Ben Linder
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) speaks to members of the media near the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., as he arrives for the last votes of the week before the Memorial Day recess, May 21, 2026. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images.
July 16, 2026, 9:56 pm
Ro Khanna and the weaponization of anti-Zionism in American politics
The California congressman’s Judean misadventure was an attempt to boost his long-shot presidential hopes and move on from his sponsorship of the disastrous Graham Platner.
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Cheryl Moore with Lindsey Graham at the U.S. Capitol in 2016. (Photo by Barry Mannis)
July 16, 2026, 9:06 am
Remembering My Friend, Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham was a good man — funny, loving, patriotic, wise, hard-working, thoughtful and caring.
By Cheryl Moore
July 15, 2026, 8:42 pm
Chronicle poll question
How do you typically observe Tisha B’Av?
UNSPECIFIED - OCTOBER 27: Jewish immigrants arriving at immigration office in Ellis Island in New York c. 1910 (Photo by Apic/Getty Images)
July 15, 2026, 11:32 am
A New York Times map tells America’s immigration story. So where are the Jews?
America, meanwhile, offered Jews a welcome that they found in few other places, without asking that they renounce what Louis D. Brandeis called their “distinctive nationality.”
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
July 15, 2026, 11:29 am
The well within us
Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22
By Rabbi Jessica Locketz
July 14, 2026, 5:45 pm
Chronicle poll results: Issue that will impact Jews most in the next 5 years
We asked our readers what issue they think will have the biggest impact on American Jews in the next five years. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
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