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Anton Yelchin's final, posthumous role in "Thoroughbreads"
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Anton Yelchin’s final role lands in ‘Thoroughbreds’; Appatow’s ‘Love’ returns

by Nate Bloom March 6, 2018March 23, 2018
Imentet and Ra from the tomb of Nefertari, 13th century BCE. When the Israelites left Egypt, they felt lost without the rich visuals of Egyptian religion.
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Put down your iPhone (read: idol) and teach some Torah to a child

Rabbi Joel Landau by Rabbi Joel Landau March 2, 2018March 2, 2018
Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 22, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Tom Williams-CQ Roll Call)
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Why Wayne LaPierre freaks out Jews and heartens anti-Semites

by Andrew Silow-Carroll March 1, 2018February 28, 2018
Ruth, the heroine of the biblical book that bears her name, was the first convert to Judaism. Painting by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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I haven’t converted yet, but I’m raring to practice Judaism right now

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler February 28, 2018February 28, 2018
Nicki Gilbert's eldest
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College-bound but still a teenager, and life changes again

by Nicki Gilbert February 27, 2018
Aaaayyyyyyyyyy
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All hail the Fonz — our ageless, eternal hero

Larry RosenEric Goldbrener by Larry Rosen and Eric Goldbrener February 26, 2018
Daniel Day-Lewis in "Phantom Thread," for which he has been nominated for best actor
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The Jews go to the Oscars, 2018

by Nate Bloom February 26, 2018March 23, 2018
From "The Perfect" Family by Fern Kepke
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New books by Bay Area authors, Feb. 2018

by Liz Harris February 25, 2018February 26, 2018
These kids at a 2016 Chabad of North Peninsula Purim party turned Purim glam into glam rock. Also: Harry Potter?
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The holiness of Purim lies in glitz, glam and color

Rabbi Adina Allen by Rabbi Adina Allen February 23, 2018February 23, 2018
(Photo illustration/Pixabay
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My young son loves his Grandma. How do I explain her Alzheimer’s to him?

Rita Clancy by Rita Clancy February 20, 2018February 20, 2018

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