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Azaria in character holds up a microphone to interview someone
Posted inArt, Columns, Culture, Celebrity Jews

Azaria plays ball — and Herb Alpert was in ‘The Ten Commandments’?

by Nate Bloom April 13, 2017
a spread of the lyrics handwritten in Hebre with bird-headed figures in the margins
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

Dayenu! How much spiritual progress is truly enough?

Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi by Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi April 13, 2017April 13, 2017
a reporter holds a microphone up to sean spicer
Posted inColumns, Analysis, Opinion

Spicer, Hitler and the Soup Nazi: Why can’t this White House get the Holocaust right?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll April 13, 2017January 12, 2018
an older woman holds a cell phone
Posted inColumns, Family Matters, Jewish Life, Seniors

They don’t call, they don’t write — and I don’t text

Rita Clancy by Rita Clancy April 12, 2017
the ner tamid hangs in front of a large half-circle window with floral stained glass motif in the center
Posted inColumns, Jew in the Pew, Jewish Life

When Orthodoxy tilts to the women’s side

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 12, 2017April 12, 2017
the band performs in front of a display of red and white lights
Posted in(Is It) Good for the Jews?, Columns, Jewish Life

Radiohead in Israel: ‘What the hell am I doing heeere?’

Larry RosenEric Goldbrener by Larry Rosen and Eric Goldbrener April 10, 2017
cover art of "Waking Lions" by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen is orange with a woman in sillhouette
Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Off the Shelf

Three new novels — unusual takes on life in Israel

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman April 7, 2017
dylan with harmonica
Posted inColumns, Passover, Holidays, Jewish Life, Torah

Bob Dylan, the messiah and personal redemption

by Rabbi Aubrey Glazer April 7, 2017April 6, 2017
A seder plate with lettuce, charoset, matzah, and orange and a bar of chocolate
Posted in(Is It) Good for the Jews?, Columns, Jewish Life

Zionism, feminism and progressive Passover seders: Good for the Jews?

Larry RosenEric Goldbrener by Larry Rosen and Eric Goldbrener April 6, 2017
Obama and guests dip their fingers in wine to recite the ten plagues
Posted inColumns, Passover, Holidays, Jewish Life

Laissez faire or dictator? After 30 years of leading seders, some suggestions

Edmon Rodman by Edmon J. Rodman April 6, 2017April 6, 2017

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