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under a very large sukkah, shere raises her hands up as she leads a circle of people in prayer
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Ecstasy on the farm: Wilderness Torah’s earth-based Sukkot

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 28, 2016September 16, 2025
One pamphlet is on old white paper, simply says "Selichot" on the cover. the other is more colorful, says "Hardly Strictly Selichot"
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Solemnity without exuberance misses point of season

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 30, 2016May 16, 2017
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Stiff-necked is a value at Temple Isaiah’s Mussar service

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 16, 2016February 4, 2017
marder sits at a table in front of concentric half circles of a very large number of people
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Weekly Torah study with 200 of your closest friends

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 9, 2016May 16, 2017
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In Judaism, to console the bereaved, just show up

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 19, 2016January 11, 2020
Song session is ecstatic at any camp — and especially at Camp Tawonga. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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Shabbat at Camp Tawonga is heartfelt, high-energy, holy

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 5, 2016October 26, 2017
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Shavuot: Long night’s journey into dawn

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 17, 2016May 22, 2025
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No marriage proposal, but Late Shabbat offers beer, prayer and music

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky May 20, 2016September 11, 2025
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A Passover card game and other outside-the-box seders

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 29, 2016March 23, 2026
As evidenced by the sticky residue around his mouth, Shalom Labkowski ate a lot of candy during his upshernish, a ritual in which a 3-year-old boy gets his first haircut. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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Happy third birthday — and happy first haircut!

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 18, 2016October 26, 2017

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