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"Rebecca and Eliezer" by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1660 — a scene from this week's Torah portion, Chayei Sarah.
Posted inTorah

What kind of wife does Abraham have in mind for his son?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen November 9, 2023
The columnist's husband dismantling a milk carton for proper disposal. (Photo/Janet Silver Ghent; pxhere.com CC0)
Posted inAct Two

Curses, foiled again! Take that and compost it!

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent November 8, 2023November 8, 2023
One latke and three knishes by Ramni Levy's King Knish. (Photo/Courtesy Levy)
Posted inSmall Bites

Ramni Levy, San Francsico’s king of knishes, is making a comeback; and more Small Bites

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 7, 2023December 20, 2023
Breast cancer cells (Photo/Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inSeniors

Early detection of cancer remains a significant hurdle to saving lives

by Dr. Jerry Saliman November 6, 2023
"The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah," John Martin, 1852
Posted inTorah

Abraham stands up against great power for all the right reasons

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan November 2, 2023November 2, 2023
"Abraham's Counsel to Sarai" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

This Torah portion’s focus on redemption of captives feels all too real

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon October 26, 2023
Our front page on May 21, 1948
Posted inFrom the Archives

How we’ve covered violence and war in Israel for 75 years

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 25, 2023
'Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat’ (1570) by Flemish painter Simon de Myle
Posted inTorah

Prayer can be a shaft of light during the darkest times

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg October 19, 2023
An Israeli postal stamp depicting Scorpio, the sign of the month of Cheshvan, designed by Miri Sofer.
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for Cheshvan: Calling upon our ancestral superpowers

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude October 19, 2023October 19, 2023
Alex Fuentes, a Salvadoran-Jewish sous and research chef, chops pattypan squash at SingleThread restaurant in Healdsburg, Aug. 31, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Jewish stories on the plate at Michelin-starred SingleThread

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 16, 2023December 20, 2023

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