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Rabbi Joshua Ladon

Rabbi Joshua Ladon

Rabbi Joshua Ladon is the West Coast vice president for the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. He lives in Berkeley.

A Jewish family decorates their windows
Posted inHanukkah

When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride. I see pluralism in action.

Rabbi Joshua Ladon by Rabbi Joshua Ladon December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

(JTA) — Shortly after Thanksgiving, my children develop a refrain: “We have to start decorating for Hanukkah!” They pull out a plastic bin stuffed with decorations — some purchased at […]

elementary cloakroom
Posted inLocal Voice

Making our day schools affordable is key to sustaining Jewish life

Rabbi Joshua Ladon by Rabbi Joshua Ladon September 8, 2025September 8, 2025
close up of a Berkeley sweatshirt with a yellow ribbon pin and a "Bring Them Home" dog tag worn over it
Posted inLocal Voice

In Berkeley and beyond, we can’t let antisemitism define our Jewishness

Rabbi Joshua Ladon by Rabbi Joshua Ladon April 2, 2024
A sign of solidarity was placed in front of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas.(Photo/Forward-Haya Panjwani)
Posted inLocal Voice

I let an unhoused man into my synagogue before Colleyville. How will we respond next time?

Rabbi Joshua Ladon by Rabbi Joshua Ladon and JTA January 21, 2022January 24, 2022
The housing situation in Berkeley is dire. So why is the city's rent board wasting its time condemning Israel? (Photo/Flickr-bryce_nesbitt CC BY 2.0)
Posted inUncategorized

Berkeley’s housing crisis has nothing to do with Israel

Rabbi Joshua Ladon by Rabbi Joshua Ladon June 21, 2021June 23, 2021
How do we keep Jewish community vibrant while our synagogues sit empty? (FROM FILE)
Posted inReligion

Social distancing puts real, intentional Jewish community to the test

Rabbi Joshua Ladon by Rabbi Joshua Ladon March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

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