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From an engraving of throwing cakes to children on Simchat Torah by Johann Leusden in "Philologus Hebræo-Mixtus," Utrecht, 1657
Posted inTorah

Two more holidays, and then we start our annual cycle anew

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf October 5, 2023
Author Rosa Lowinger (Photo/Scarlett Freund)
Posted inOff the Shelf

Art conservator turns critical eye on Cuban Jewish family in memoir

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman October 5, 2023
Owner Drew Ross behind the counter at the new storefront of Drewish Deli in Healdsburg, Aug. 31, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inJewish Life

Drewish Deli owner turned his life around through bagels and pastrami

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 3, 2023December 20, 2023
A 1933 photograph of the interior of Temple Emanu-El decorated for Sukkot. (Photo/J. Archives)
Posted inFrom the Archives

The ancient festival of Sukkot needed a Golden State touch

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 2, 2023October 2, 2023
Decorating the sukkah (Photo/Courtesy Hazon)
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Don’t cram Judaism into one day a year — come back for Sukkot

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg September 28, 2023September 28, 2023
The "Brazen Serpent" sculpture by Giovanni Fantoni, which references a biblical event, atop Mount Nevo in modern-day Jordan. (Photo/Jerzy Strzelecki via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inTorah

At times, the words of Torah transport us to a different level

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen September 21, 2023
A newspaper page with the headline "Jews of color relish Chanukah party's welcome mat" and a photo of a Black man, a white man and a Black boy singing together
Posted inFrom the Archives

How Jews of color have shown up (or not) in this newspaper over the decades

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten September 20, 2023September 20, 2023
The Binding of Isaac is shown at left in a section of the mosaic floor of the Beit Alfa synagogue in Israel.
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Why Reform Jews only hear once about binding of Isaac

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan September 14, 2023
A 1961 Israeli postal stamp depicting Libra, the sign of the month of Tishrei. (Photo/Flickr-Karen Horton CC BY-NC 2.0)
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Horoscopes for the New Year: How can you grow in 5784?

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude September 13, 2023September 13, 2023
"Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907
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Moses keeps trying to save us from ourselves

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

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