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Simple, biblical advice on keeping Jews learning after bar mitzvah

Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi by Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi August 10, 2017August 10, 2017
Animal rights
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Butcher shop concedes to graphic animal rights protest; bagels, chicken and books ramp up

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 10, 2017August 10, 2017
At the 2017 National Scout Jamboree, a sea of Boy Scouts set a new world record for dreidels spun simultaneously.
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Why are the Boy Scouts spinning dreidels in the middle of summer?

Larry RosenEric Goldbrener by Larry Rosen and Eric Goldbrener August 9, 2017August 9, 2017
image of a pen and a stethoscope resting on a notepad
Posted inColumns

I have an itch.

Barbara Rose Brooker by Barbara Rose Brooker August 9, 2017August 14, 2017
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How to get into Jewish learning as an adult

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler August 8, 2017August 7, 2017
From the cover of "Ways to Disappear" by Idra Novey
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End-of-summer reading that’s not too heavy, not too light

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman August 4, 2017August 7, 2017
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We are all orphans, diaspora jackals, seeking consolation

by Rabbi Aubrey Glazer August 3, 2017August 4, 2017
Summer camp is about fun and games — for some.
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Reliving childhood camp memories through resistant son

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein August 3, 2017August 7, 2017
Former Vice-President Al Gore, center, with Bay Area filmmakers Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, July 24, 2017. (Photo Courtesy SFJFF)
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Rob Lowe, Rodney Dangerfield and Martin Landau

by Nate Bloom August 1, 2017August 7, 2017
Oakland chef and businessowner Lee Davidson
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Chef creates ‘food healing spaces’ to intensify the senses

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 31, 2017August 7, 2017

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