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Take this week’s Torah portion with a literal grain of salt

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon March 16, 2018
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Frena expands; bagels for fire relief; kosher marijuana edibles update

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 13, 2018January 22, 2019
One of the columnists' kids, staring at a screen. (Photo/Nicki Gilbert)
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When my kids gaze at their tiny screens, I want to scream!

by Nicki Gilbert March 13, 2018
Noah Pozner, 6, was the youngest of 20 child victims of the Dec. 14, 2012 shooting massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., that also claimed six adults. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Pozner family)
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As a mom, it’s getting harder to pretend away school shootings

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein March 11, 2018March 9, 2018
Gabriel Leiter of Yeshiva University drives on a Purchase College defender in the Skyline Conference championship game, Feb. 25, 2018. (Photo/Courtesy Yeshiva University)
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We’re just giddy about Yeshiva University in NCAA tourney

Larry RosenEric Goldbrener by Larry Rosen and Eric Goldbrener March 9, 2018
Chelm is a town known in European Jewish folklore as a community of holy fools. (Illustration/F. Halperin's "Khakme Khelm," Warsaw, 1926)
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4 questions to ask of our leaders before Passover

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan March 9, 2018March 8, 2018
Mat Schuster at Canela, his Spanish restaurant in the Castro District of San Francisco
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Passover menu is back at Texas Jew’s Spanish bistro in the Castro

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 9, 2018March 9, 2018
President Donald Trump in the White House, Feb. 9, 2018, and an illustration of Cyrus the Great. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images & Wikimedia Commons)
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Who is Cyrus the Great, and why is Bibi comparing him to Trump?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll March 8, 2018March 8, 2018
From the cover of "Eternal" by Dara Horn
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Pondering eternity: destiny, an ancient love affair and the oldest woman in the world

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 7, 2018August 20, 2018
Christina and Robert Soriano celebrate with their dachshund, Wally (Photo/Ari Simphoukham justari.com)
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This couple’s dog Wally was the real star of their wedding

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 7, 2018March 7, 2018

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