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Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon is rabbi of Congregation Ner Tamid in the Sunset District of San Francisco, her hometown. She is a graduate of the Academy for Jewish Religion California and a member of Rabbis Without Borders. She can be reached at [email protected].

An electric menorah is lit up as JCCSF celebrates Hanukkah at Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, Dec. 15, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Hope at the end of Joseph’s story can carry us through our uncertain times

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon December 26, 2024December 26, 2024
a black and white engraving of a man on a camel traveling with a large flock of sheep
Posted inTorah

At a time of great vulnerability, we must embrace the unknown

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon November 7, 2024November 8, 2024
"The Songs of Joy" by James Tissot, showing Miriam and the other Israelite women singing after crossing the Red Sea
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It takes immense courage to feel joy amid the darkness since Oct. 7

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 19, 2024September 19, 2024
engraving of several women standing before moses, who is seated on a throne
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The Daughters of Zelophehad remind us that progress is possible

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon August 2, 2024August 2, 2024
"Samson Puts Down the Pillars" by James Tissot, ca. 1900. The biblical character of Samson is the best known Nazirite.
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Judaism does not preach self-denial as the ideal way of life, but there’s something to be said for holy vows

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon June 13, 2024June 13, 2024
These pages from the Birds' Head Haggadah (Southern Germany, ca. 1300) show part of the lyrics of Dayeinu. (Photo/Wikimedia user Sodabottle CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Dayeinu: The concept of ‘enough’ is especially challenging this year

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon April 25, 2024April 25, 2024
"Friday Evening" by Isidor Kaufmann, 1920 (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
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Shabbat candlelighting remains the most transformative Jewish action of all

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon March 7, 2024March 8, 2024
a painting of two men seated speaking to each other
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How Joseph’s brothers moved past groupthink to see the suffering of the other

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon December 14, 2023December 14, 2023
"Abraham's Counsel to Sarai" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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This Torah portion’s focus on redemption of captives feels all too real

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon October 26, 2023
"Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907
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Moses keeps trying to save us from ourselves

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

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