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Ellen Spiro (left) and Rabbi Sydney Mintz at their wedding in San Francisco on July 26. (Marc Estoque)
Posted inUnions

Kumquats, Trump, a van and a Vespa: building blocks for everlasting love

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 26, 2019November 26, 2019
Michael Bloomberg, center, prepares to speak at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, Nov. 17, 2019. (JTA/Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Will Michael Bloomberg’s Jewishness help or hinder his run for the White House?

by Ron Kampeas and JTA November 26, 2019November 26, 2019
Sara Felder juggling and telling stories at LABA's DRUNK event at the East Bay JCC in Berkeley, Nov. 23, 2019. (Photo/Pete Rosos)
Posted inJew in the Pew

Getting drunk on Jewish texts and arts at LABA launch

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 25, 2019November 26, 2019
Annette Bening plays Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the "The Report." (Amazon Studios/Atsushi Nishijima)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Annette Bening plays Dianne Feinstein; Jewish director takes on Mr. Rogers; etc.

by Nate Bloom November 25, 2019
Michael Bloomberg and Pete Buttigieg (Getty Images/JTA Montage)
Posted inThe Tell

Buttigieg and the moderate majority, and more from the week’s political news

by Ron Kampeas and JTA November 22, 2019November 22, 2019
Detail from "Abraham's Servant Meets Rebecca" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

The deep meaning of the Torah’s first great love story

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon November 21, 2019November 21, 2019
(Julie Levine)
Posted inParenting

My kids are almost all grown-up, but my love for them still blooms in the kitchen

by Julie Levine November 21, 2019November 26, 2019
a smiling man in an apron stands in front of an interior sign that says "Mint & Liberty"
Posted inUncategorized

Former Shorty Goldstein’s chef to bring Jewish favorites to new spot; third Sababa location opens

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 20, 2019November 27, 2019
This week's news about the impeachment hearings featured several Jews. (JTA Montage/Getty Images)
Posted inThe Tell

The Jewish players in impeachment, and more from the week’s political news

by Ron Kampeas November 15, 2019
Sodom and Gomorrah in the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493, with Lot's wife (center) already transformed into a pillar of salt.
Posted inTorah

Taking a stand can define you (hopefully not as a pillar of salt)

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton November 15, 2019November 14, 2019

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