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Rabbi Sydney Mintz is a rabbi at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, where she has served since her ordination in 1997. She is the creator of Emanu-El’s award-winning Late Shabbat young adult program and founder of 13th Tribe, a nonprofit based in the Bay Area devoted to creating experiential Jewish gatherings. 

Interfaith clergy join together on the bimah at Temple Israel in Minneapolis on Jan. 23. (Courtesy of Rabbi David Cooper)
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Jews must stand up to cruelty, in Minneapolis and beyond

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This is a true story. A Pharoah imagined a small group of foreigners rising up and causing mayhem in his country. He sent an army of agents to root them […]

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AB 1368 will ensure the health, safety and dignity of those granted asylum

Rabbi Sydney Mintz (Courtesy)Joe Goldman by Rabbi Sydney Mintz and Joe Goldman August 4, 2021August 4, 2021
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We can’t stand idly by: Vote ‘yes’ on Prop. 14 for stem cell research

Rabbi Sydney Mintz (Courtesy)Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback by Rabbi Sydney Mintz and Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback October 28, 2020

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