In The Media
The following articles are related to the JSSJ program, courses, and faculty:
‘Unsettled’: Meet the young activist Jews standing up for Palestine in USF professor’s new book
Sue Fishkoff
J Weekly
June 27, 2024
Spring Sampler: Phish, Earthquakes, and Cryptocurrency
Skidmore News
May 1, 2024
Oregon State University to Host Phish Studies Conference
Noah Eckstein
Los Angeles Magazine
April 29, 2024
Phish Jewish Connection Sparks New Book & Philadelphia Talk. How to Attend
Andre Lamar
Delaware News Journal
April 11, 2024
USF lectures look at antisemitism’s intersections with racism, anti-Zionism
Lea Loeb
J Weekly
March 12, 2024
Everybody's Talking About Anti-Zionism
Andrew Silow-Carroll
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
February 25, 2024
A Pathway to JEDI work for Jewish Institutions and Communities: Reflections from a Jewish DEI consultant and a Rabbinic student activist
Erin-Kate Escobar and Chel Mandell
Jewschool
June 26, 2023
Queer group in Santa Cruz celebrates Judaism ‘in their own light’
Naomi Friedland
J Weekly
June 26, 2023
Want to be a ‘JEDI’? USF to offer first grad program in Jewish studies and social justice
Emma Goss
J Weekly
May 31, 2023
Aging in the Community: The Al Baum Memorial Lecture Series
Mark Leno
Bay Times
March 9, 2023
Upcoming USF event: Why ‘we have to pay attention’ to Jews of Iran
Ryan Torok
J Weekly
February 15, 2023
‘Judaisms,’ plural, is theme of this year’s Jewbilee event
Lillian Ilsley-Greene
J Weekly
January 19, 2023
Alumni Q&A: Aaron Hahn Tapper (MTS '00)
Melin A. Sotiriou Droz
Harvard University Divinity School Dean's Report
2022
In ‘Mapping Jewish San Francisco,’ a treasure trove of Bay Area Jewish history goes on display
Maya Mirsky
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
November 25, 2022
An unexpected reminder of the wonder of a synagogue experience
Rabbi Darren Kleinberg
J Weekly
April 21, 2022
Say Gay! Say Lesbian! If It’s Safe for You, Come Out and Feel Proud!
Rabbi Camille Shira Angel
San Francisco Bay Times
March 24, 2022
Meet the Rabbi ‘Queering’ Religion at Jesuit Catholic USF
Lea Loeb
J Weekly
February 11, 2022
How USF’s Community Helped Me Take Pride in My Filipina Identity
Jade Penafort
The Foghorn
October 28, 2021
Embracing Qmmunity in Jesuit Higher Education: How USF Welcomes LGBQTIA+ People
Camille Shira Angel and Jane Bleasdale
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
October 20, 2021
Who is making LGBTQ+ history right now: GMA Inspiration List 2021
Good Morning America
June 23, 2021
Honors, happenings, comings & goings — June 2021
David A.M. Wilensky
J Weekly
June 24, 2021
Yom Hashoah and the Importance of Welcoming the Stranger
Lee Bycel
J Weekly
April 7, 2021
Does Faith Have a Future?
Annie Breen
USF Magazine
December 2020
MLK ally to reflect on Black-Jewish relationship in USF talk
Andrew Esensten
J. Weekly
October 9, 2020
"Social Justice and Israel/Palestine" with Mira Sucharov and Aaron Hahn Tapper
Jason Lustig
Jewish History Matters Podcast
February 2, 2020
USF welcomes the first Rabbi in Residence
Sophie Spievak
SF Foghorn
November 22, 2019
Aaron Hahn Tapper: Judaism Unbound Episode 195 - Judaisms?
Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg
Judaism Unbound Podcast
November 8, 2019
New Lesbian Rabbi Brings LGBTQ Issues to Forefront at University of San Francisco
Catherine Buck
New Ways Ministry
August 22, 2019
Back to School: Rabbi is Queering Religion at Jesuit University
Meg Elison
Bay Area Reporter
August 21, 2019
Meet USF’s New Rabbi in Residence
Samantha Bronson
USF Office of Marketing and Communications
August 6, 2019
Gay Rabbi is Catholic University of San Francisco’s First Rabbi-in-Residence
Tova Ricardo
J. Weekly
July 23, 2019
Study finds Jews of color have been chronically undercounted
Gabe Stutman
J. Weekly
June 4, 2019
Jews Of Color Have Been Consistently Undercounted By The American Jewish Establishment. Until Now.
Ari Feldman
The Forward
May 30, 2019
Academic Conference Explores Phish and the Jews
Gabe Friedman
J. Weekly
May 22, 2019
Population of Jews of Color is Increasing in U.S., Despite Undercounting in Population Studies
Jewish Philanthropy
May 15, 2019
No Gefilte Here, But There’s Plenty Jewish At The First Academic Conference On Phish
PJ Grisar
The Forward
May 14, 2019
In these dark times, young American Jews are a ray of hope
Oren Kroll-Zeldin
+972 Magazine
April 24, 2019
Another ‘Tradition Omission’: Reconsidering Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
Shaina Hammerman
In Geveb
April 15, 2019
Speaking in S.F., advocate for Jews of color reorients social justice narrative
Carly Nairn
J. Weekly
April 3, 2019
Post-Pittsburgh, Interfaith Alliances Are More Important Than Ever
Aaron J. Hahn Tapper
The Forward
October 30, 2018
Honoring Pittsburgh Synagogue Victims, Pence Appears with 'Rabbi' who Preaches 'Jesus is the Messiah'
Isaac Stanley-Becker
The Washington Post
October 30, 2018
Black-Jewish Teaching Team Tackles 'Black-Jewish Relations' at USF
Rob Gloster
J. Weekly
October 24, 2018
Honors, happenings, comings and goings
Rob Gloster
J. Weekly
August 31, 2018
Looking forward to more ulpan-filled summers at USF
Maliha A. Khan
J. Weekly
August 22, 2018
University of San Francisco Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice Adds Two New Award-Winning Faculty
USF Press Release
August 14, 2018
Thanks to her, USF’s once-endangered ulpan will continue
Rob Gloster
J. Weekly
August 2, 2018
Swig Program Welcomes Jake Tapper
Haley Kaplan
San Francisco Foghorn
April 26, 2018
CNN Anchor: ‘Stand up’ for Truth and Decency
Arvin Temkar
USF News
April 25, 2018
Comedy, the Holocaust and the Jews in USF’s ‘Funny Jews’ Course
Maya Mirsky
J. Weekly
April 25, 2018
Jake Tapper in S.F.: There are lies on both sides, time to ‘stand up for truth’
Rob Gloster
J. Weekly
April 24, 2018
40 years of first Jewish studies program at a Jesuit university
Rob Gloster
J. Weekly
April 16, 2018
Op-Ed: Why is ‘anti-Israel’ the only cause for excommunication in American Judaism?
Aaron J. Hahn Tapper
J. Weekly
April 8, 2018
Progressive Jewish millennials are returning to their roots thanks to trump
Steven Davidson
The Times of Israel
March 16, 2018
When a Holocaust Survivor Came to Class
Brett Arakawa
USF News
November 27, 2017
Who is a Jew Today? It Depends on Whom You Ask: A Conversation with Professor and Author Aaron Hahn Tapper
Aron Hirt-Manheimer
Reform Judaism
November 15, 2017
Eight-Day Festival Celebrates the harvest and the Exodus from Egypt
James Dearie
National Catholic Reporter
October 13, 2017
A Sukkah in a Mosque and 4 More Sukkot Dwellings Meant to Make the World a Better Place
Josefin Dolsten
Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
October 10, 2017
Celebrating Sukkot by Welcoming Others
Arvin Temkar
USF News
October 9, 2017
An Easy Start to Sukkot: 'Open Doors' at USF and Sunny Skies in the Mission
David A.M. Wilensky
J. Weekly
October 6, 2017
Queer Author Reinvents Jewish History in New Book
Michael Nugent
The Bay Area Reporter
March 23, 2017
Jake Tapper's Professor Brother Writes an Introduction to the Range of 'Judaisms'
Andrew Silow-Carroll
Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
March 10, 2017
Why Andrew Ramer is One of Our Most Righteous Men
Jay Michaelson
The Forward
January 29, 2017
Three Local Authors Win Jewish Book Council Awards
J. Staff
J. Weekly
January 11, 2017
Judaisms: Finalist in the 2016 National Jewish Book Awards
UC Press Staff
University of California Press Blog
January 11, 2017
Judaisms: A Twenty-First-Century Introduction to Jews and Jewish Identities
Carol Poll
Jewish Book Council
January 10, 2017
The Changing Jewish Story: Israel Wasn't Always the Litmus Test
Aaron J. Hahn Tapper
J. Weekly
November 24, 2016
A Modern Textbook About Judaisms (and why it should be Pluralized)
Jason Miller
The Huffington Post
November 3, 2016
San Francisco prof aims to disrupt our understanding of Judaism(s)
Renee Ghert-Zand
Times of Israel
October 25, 2016
New Textbook by USF Professor an Introduction to 'Judaisms'
David A.M. Wilensky
J. Weekly
July 7, 2016
The Space Between: Looking at the Mideast through Murals
Dan Shifren
J. Weekly
May 14, 2015
At San Francisco Retreat, LGBT Clergy Survey Progress from Closets to Bimah
Drew Himmelstein
J. Weekly
December 18, 2014
University of San Francisco
George J. Elbaum
Neither Yesterdays Nor Tomorrows, Vignettes of a Holocaust Childhood
October 29, 2014
Obama Weighs Rabbi Lee Bycel for Holocaust Commission
San Diego Jewish World
April 11, 2014
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
Office of the Press Secretary, The White House
Press Release
April 10, 2014
Pulpit Rabbi Takes on a Second Job: College Professor
Emma Silvers
J. Weekly
July 25, 2013
Aaron Hahn Tapper Awarded Fulbright Senior Fellowship Award
Fullbright Commission
Australian-American Fullbright Commission
July 2013
Muslims and Jews in America: Commonalities, Contentions, and Complexities
Ahmed E. Souaiaia
Journal of the American Academy of Religion
January 4, 2013
Op-Ed: "President Obama is Not Muslim (not that there's anything wrong with that)"
Aaron J. Hahn Tapper
Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
March 22, 2012
Assimilation for Muslims and Jews
Jill Jacobs
Tikkun
March 2, 2012
Religion and Politics
Matthew Schweitzer
Post-War Watch
February 26, 2012
Book Review—Muslims and Jews in America
SFCG
Search for Common Ground
June 6, 2011
New Book with Local Ties Examines Muslims, Jews—Their Common Ground
Emma Silvers
J. Weekly
May 26, 2011
Summer Program in Israel Seeks Students
J. Weekly
March 24, 2011
Seminar Gives Teachers Tools for Tackling the Holocaust
Amanda Pazornik
J. Weekly
October 28, 2010
Jewish-Muslim Pairings Facing Toughest Test
Steve Lipman
The Jewish Week
September 21, 2010
USF Student, Darfurian Refugee Speaks against Genocide
Edward Carpenter
USF Media
May 12, 2010
USF Celebrates Jewish Passover, Raises Questions about Human Rights
San Francisco Foghorn
April 15, 2009
Reconsidering Jewish Studies
Leigh Cuen
New Voices
February 12, 2009
Jesuit University Offers Jewish Social Justice Course
Rebecca Spence
The Forward
September 18, 2008
Jesuit College Teaching Jewish Social Justice
Sue Fishkoff
Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
September 12, 2008
USF Now Offers a Minor in Jewish Studies and Social Justice
Stacey Palevsky
J. Weekly
September 12, 2008
USF Gets New Judaic Studies Chair
Stacey Palevsky
J. Weekly
October 11, 2007