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crop unrecognizable male doctor with stethoscope
Posted inHealth

Having a rare medical problem changed me as a doctor

by Dr. Jerry Saliman June 21, 2024June 21, 2024
an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
Posted inTorah

We must savor the moments of harmony we are lucky enough to experience

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler June 20, 2024June 20, 2024
"Samson Puts Down the Pillars" by James Tissot, ca. 1900. The biblical character of Samson is the best known Nazirite.
Posted inTorah

Judaism does not preach self-denial as the ideal way of life, but there’s something to be said for holy vows

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon June 13, 2024June 13, 2024
Smart advertising in 1992, considering 50%-80% of Ashkenazi Jews are lactose intolerant...and most of them wouldn't turn down a slice of cheesecake. (J. Archives)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Cheesecake is a slice of heaven for Shavuot

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 7, 2024
Holocaust survivor Henry Greenbaum of Bethesda, Maryland, shows his concentration camp tattoo to visitors at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. (Photo/Flickr/Department of Defense/Marvin Lynchard)
Posted inTorah

You are significant as both an individual Jew and as part of the Jewish people

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen June 6, 2024June 6, 2024
The original Wise Sons location on 24th Street in San Francisco. (Photo/Courtesy Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

San Francisco’s favorite deli is coming to the JCC

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 30, 2024July 31, 2024
The I. Magnin building in Oakland. (Photo/Flickr user Hitchster)
Posted inFrom the Archives

The Magnin family built an upscale retail empire based in Union Square 150 years ago

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 29, 2024May 29, 2024
An oatmeal white chocolate "lactation cookie," which includes ingredients that improve milk production, according to Tali Biale. (Photo/Kara Brodgesell)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Kitchen Doula cooks nutrient-dense foods for moms, others needing extra support 

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 28, 2024July 31, 2024
At Pinkas Synagogue in the Czech Republic, the Jews are gone, but their names remain: The walls are lined with names of Holocaust victims. (Photo/Karen Galatz)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

My whirlwind European tour: tulips, inner turmoil and missing Jews

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz May 28, 2024May 28, 2024
Crops growing at Givat Hen in Israel in 2013. (Photo/Wikimedia via PikiWiki CC BY 2.5)
Posted inTorah

This Torah portion’s vision of economic reorganization sounds a lot like socialism

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg May 23, 2024May 23, 2024

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