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Amy Fischer Smith and apple cakes
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In Amy’s Jewish Kitchen, community is baked right into the treats

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 10, 2025September 10, 2025
ICE officer arrests man
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Torah specifically protects day laborers. Why won’t we?

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 4, 2025September 4, 2025
King Saul sculpture
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Torah seeks a balance of power among Jewish leaders

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen August 28, 2025August 28, 2025
2000 VP debate
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A quarter century ago, we mused about a Jewish vice president

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss August 26, 2025August 26, 2025
Western Wall 1972
Posted inTorah

Creating a sense of national unity has its shadow side, too

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein August 21, 2025August 21, 2025
Gadi Cohen shaves off beef shawarma
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Israeli chef opens Ayuni, a kosher-style shawarma restaurant in Santa Clara

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 20, 2025August 21, 2025
Leonard Cohen performs
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1958 Crest ad
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What Israel can teach us about water fluoridation — or the lack thereof

by Dr. Jerry Saliman August 19, 2025August 19, 2025
Black and white photo from 1900 of Argentinian Jewish family
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The ‘disappeared’ in Argentina included thousands of Jews 

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 15, 2025August 15, 2025
Gazans line up for food
Posted inTorah

This week’s Torah portion breaks my heart as Gazans suffer

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

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