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a boy reading
Posted inEducation

Now that my 6-year-old is reading, he can’t get enough

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein February 11, 2019
a smiling man in an apron stands in front of an interior sign that says "Mint & Liberty"
Posted inSmall Bites

Mint & Liberty, we hardly knew you

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 7, 2019September 24, 2019
Drake gets comfy in an armchair
Posted inCelebrity Jews

The Jews go to the Grammys, 2019 edition

by Nate Bloom February 7, 2019
Camp Newman campers work on restoring the ark, which was damaged in the 2017 North Bay wildfires.
Posted inTorah

As in Torah, Camp Newman will (re)build with a community’s offerings

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan February 7, 2019February 7, 2019
David Bordow says he puts his master’s degree in design to good use at Creator.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

At Creator, satisfy your cravings with burgers made by robots

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 4, 2019September 24, 2019
"Israel in Egypt" by Edward Poynter, 1867
Posted inTorah

The necessity of developing a sympathetic imagination

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg January 31, 2019February 1, 2019
From the cover of “Sara Berman’s Closet” by Maira Kalman and her son Alex
Posted inUncategorized

How our parents keep telling us who we are, even after they’re gone

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman January 30, 2019January 31, 2019
Cult Crackers co-owner Dianna Marguleas Dar with a batch of seed-filled crackers.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Berkeley moms’ seed-filled Swedish crackers have a ‘cult’ following

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 30, 2019September 24, 2019
Karen Galatz and great-nephew Ryan visit New York City
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

At the storied Eldridge Street Synagogue, my nephew is a minyan-making hero

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz January 29, 2019February 1, 2019
Sheryl Sandberg at the 2011 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (Photo/Wikimedia CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Finding Sandberg’s ‘Roots,’ ‘Three Identical Strangers’ comes to CNN, a new ‘West Side Story’

by Nate Bloom January 28, 2019February 1, 2019

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