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Rabbi Shimon Silver
Torah
Rabbi Shimon Silver
The soulful significance of smell
Genesis 6:9 – 11:32
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October 14, 2026, 10:23 am
Letters to the editor
Readers respond
Loris Malaguzzi Centre. (Photo by PhotoVim, Wikimedia Commons)
October 14, 2026, 10:22 am
A journey interrupted, a commitment to learning
Last week, I learned that the trip, organized for about 100 Jewish early childhood educators from the United States and Israel, had been canceled.
By Katie Riggs
A protester holds a Pro-Palestinian protesters overwhelm the area of New York City's Union Square where an Israeli peace group planned to hold an Oct. 7 vigil on Oct. 7, 2026. (Joe Strauss/JTA)
October 14, 2026, 10:13 am
What I found at the NYC protest on Oct. 7: No room for Jewish grief
What I saw was a form of political expression that had become indistinguishable from hatred.
By Aaron Greenberg
October 14, 2026, 10:10 am
The soulful significance of smell
Genesis 6:9 – 11:32
By Rabbi Shimon Silver
October 13, 2026, 3:58 pm
Chronicle poll results: Politicians accepting large donations from out-of-state funders
We asked our readers if they are concerned about local politicians accepting large donations from out-of-state funders. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
October 13, 2026, 2:39 pm
Chronicle poll question
Do you think either the U.S. Senate or House will flip to a Democratic majority as a result of the midterms?
Barbie Holiday Sweater Doll (Mattel)
October 9, 2026, 12:32 pm
Hanukkah Barbie is here — and she actually got the Jewish holiday right
There’s something pretty powerful about finally feeling seen.
By Yael Buechler
October 7, 2026, 10:13 am
Chronicle poll question
Are you concerned about local politicians accepting large donations from out-of-state funders?
Glowing AI letters with chatbot icons and speech bubbles around a hologram Earth on dark blur background, representing artificial intelligence communication. 3D Rendering (Image by ismagilov, iStock)
October 7, 2026, 9:53 am
AI, humanity, and the divine image
Genesis 1:1 – 6:8
By Rabbi Amy Bardack
Passengers from flydubai flight FZ1073 walk with their family members through the arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport on Sept. 30, 2026. (Flash90)
October 7, 2026, 9:45 am
Flydubai Flight FZ1073 and the indomitability of the Jews
We are the people who, for nearly 2,000 years, never forfeited our hope of returning to our ancestral homeland.
By Michael Oren
A flydubai Boeing 737-800. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
October 7, 2026, 9:42 am
For a few terrifying minutes, Israelis were heroes again
Israeli passengers helped overpower the attacker and restrain him, while pilots traveling as passengers assisted in getting the aircraft safely onto the ground.
By Dan Perry
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October 7, 2026, 9:38 am
Letters to the editor
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October 6, 2026, 6:29 pm
Chronicle poll results: Feelings about being Jewish post-Oct. 7
We asked our readers if the way they feel about being Jewish has changed since Oct. 7, 2023. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
(Photo Source: ChatGPT for illustrative purposes, via The Times of Israel)
October 1, 2026, 2:22 pm
The plight of American Jewish activism
"[I]nstitutions are tools, not sacred objects, and respecting what previous generations built cannot mean placing it beyond examination when the world around us has changed."
By Shlomi Bennett
A flydubai Boeing 737-800. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
September 30, 2026, 3:25 pm
Unprecedented: Extraordinary heroism and near-miraculous circumstances avert an airplane catastrophe
There appears to be no prior instance of passengers thwarting a pilot’s attempt to crash a commercial airliner
By David Horovitz
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