Andrew Esensten

The book’s subjects include basketball player Sue Bird and Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) leader Uri Ben Baruch.

Rabbi Michael Lerner died this week at the age of 81. To mark his passing, we're republishing this piece from April of this year.

Samson Nderitu Njogu was one of 13 children, who became refugees amid ethnic violence in Kenya in the early 1990s.

Lilaq Logan, who was raised in the African Hebrew Israelite community in Dimona, has been elevated to a public-facing role in the IDF.

Rabbi Shoshana Nambi, born and raised in Uganda, steps into her first role as a full-time spiritual leader at Beth Am in Los Altos Hills.

The men featured in “Tales of the Unbound” came to see Judaism as central in their efforts to atone for and move past their crimes.

Filmmaker Sandi DuBowski allows us to experience Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s vulnerability when talking about Orthodoxy and gayness.

The picketing of Glen Echo Amusement Park in 1960 is believed to be the first organized interracial civil rights protest in U.S. history.

The 44th annual S.F. Jewish Film Festival, which runs July 18 to Aug. 4, will present 67 films from 16 countries, including 20 from Israel.

Elissa Strauss’ “When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others” focuses on the individual and collective benefits of caregiving.

The idealistic millennial protagonist of Berkeley author Noa Silver’s debut novel has a lot to learn about teaching — and about “adulting.”

In his second book, “Subculture Vulture,” Kasher details his experiences in six subcultures, including the Jewish and deaf communities.

The lawsuit alleges that the California College of the Arts in San Francisco has become a “political battleground” where the only acceptable narrative is that Israel is “genocidal and illegitimate.” 

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators confronted each other outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum’s new exhibit opening.

Chef Michael Twitty, singer Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell and Jews of Color Initiative CEO Ilana Kaufman will lead the celebration.

Scholars from a variety of disciplines engaged in a dialogue about whiteness, Blackness, Jewishness and their intersections.

Reuven Fenton’s debut novel blends the fun of an impromptu road trip across the American South with a more serious inquiry into Jewish identity.

Biden also denounced the charges of genocide against Israel in the International Court of Justice.

A “beef” is just a mean poetry contest, but the stakes of this one felt higher for Jewish fans of hip-hop like me.

Paul Canin died on April 12, two weeks shy of his 101st birthday. In lieu of an obituary, we are republishing this story from last year.