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Jared Kushner, an architect of the Trump peace plan with a map of the plan (Getty Images/JTA Montage)
Posted inThe Tell

Peace — what could go wrong?

by Ron Kampeas and JTA January 31, 2020
"Moses Speaks to Pharaoh" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

In a divided present or in ancient Egypt — what is the cost of freedom?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan January 31, 2020January 30, 2020
a shelf of antique volumes of Encyclopedia Britannica
Posted inJewish Life

People of the Book, yes. But which one? Encyclopedia Britannica? World Book?

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz January 30, 2020February 3, 2020
A mohel performs a circumcision during a bris (or brit milah) ceremony. (Cheskel Dovid/Wikimedia CC BY 3.0)
Posted inMixed & Matched

Circumcision is still a volatile topic. Can the divide be bridged?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler January 28, 2020
D’li the water bucket, AKA Aquarius, the sign of the Jewish people, in a 1322 German prayerbook.
Posted inReligion

Month of Shevat: Old gives way to new

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude January 27, 2020
From left to right: Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Amy Klobuchar. Bottom: image of the White House as reflected in the reflective pool. (Getty Images/JTA Montage)
Posted inThe Tell

It’s candidate endorsement season

by Ron Kampeas and JTA January 24, 2020
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Moses was full of doubt. God trusted him anyway.

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein January 24, 2020January 23, 2020
Michelle Greenebaum helps parents introduce new vegetables to their children. (Ken Greenebaum)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

She helps kids and parents eat healthier by cooking together

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 23, 2020February 19, 2020
From the cover of “Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam” by Fawzia Gilani-Williams.
Posted inOff the Shelf

In the 2010s, Jewish children’s books diversified but emphasized classic values

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman January 22, 2020February 20, 2020
Alex Cohen's unusual bat mitzvah party. (Cohen is in the bottom row, second from right.)
Posted inLifecycles

Celebrating her bat mitzvah with a food tour of the Mission

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 21, 2020February 19, 2020

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