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Rabbi Daniel Stein

Rabbi Daniel Stein

Rabbi Daniel Stein is the spiritual leader of Congregation B'nai Shalom in Walnut Creek.

Still from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
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Your reaction to encountering the unknown is a choice

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. ShelachNumbers 13:1-15:41 Director Steven Spielberg released “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” nearly […]

(From left) An ancient Israelite priest, high priest and a Levite (Charles Foster, 1873)
Posted inTorah

A holy life demands more than following the law — it means doing what’s right

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein April 23, 2026April 23, 2026
Alysa Liu celebrates her gold medal in women's singles figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February.  (Jaybeeinbigd22/CC0 1.0)
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What do Alysa Liu and Moses have in common? ADHD

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein March 5, 2026March 5, 2026
“The Seventh Plague” by John Martin, 1823
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Mississippi synagogue arson recalls our long history of resilience

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein January 15, 2026January 15, 2026
At left is Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in "Wicked." At right is the Jewish poet Süßkind von Trimberg, depicted wearing a Jewish hat in the 14th-century Codex Manesse.
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What ‘Wicked’ and the Talmud say about Jewish headwear

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein November 26, 2025November 26, 2025
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Creating a sense of national unity has its shadow side, too

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein August 21, 2025August 21, 2025
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Why did Jews slaughter red heifers? Ask Rashi — and Country Yossi

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein July 3, 2025July 7, 2025
Zaki El-Kodsi carries a new Torah in a celebratory procession at Congregation B’nai Israel in Daly City, America's only Karaite synagogue, Oct. 22, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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This week’s Torah portion fueled a 1,000-year argument

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein May 15, 2025May 15, 2025
A volvelle (an instrument for calculating when new months begin) from Offenbach, Germany, 1722. (Library of Congress)
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As free people, Israelites reclaimed their most precious commodity: Time

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein March 27, 2025March 27, 2025
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I’m a Conservative rabbi, and I want to do interfaith weddings

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein September 1, 2023September 3, 2023

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