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Congressman Julius Kahn is now remembered in part for his vociferous anti-Asian racism.
Posted inColumns

We Jews cannot look away from the ugly parts of our past

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler May 12, 2023May 11, 2023
Pit master Andy Knudson at a Meat Carneval event in Austin, Texas, earlier this year. (Photo/Instagram)
Posted inSmall Bites

Meat Carneval’s promise to East Bay: ‘From a butcher block straight into your mouth’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 8, 2023June 8, 2023
The Golden Calf, as seen in the 1956 film "The Ten Commandments."
Posted inTorah

‘Unimportant’ acts make all the difference

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg May 5, 2023May 4, 2023
In our May 17, 1985 issue, we profiled three Russian emigres making it big in Silicon Valley.
Posted inFrom the Archives

Jews have been part of Silicon Valley from the start

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 3, 2023May 3, 2023
a bald man in a white coat holds up a large wheel cheese, smiling slightly
Posted inOrganic Epicure

He went from herding goats in Israel to making ‘sublime’ cheese in Sonoma

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
"The Scapegoat" by William Holman Hunt, 1854. The biblical scapegoat is first mentioned in this week's Torah portion.
Posted inTorah

Don’t expect Judaism to rationalize your bad behavior

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 28, 2023April 27, 2023
People gather in the streets of Tel Aviv after radio broadcasts announce the UN partition plan, Nov. 30, 1947 (File photo)
Posted inFrom the Archives

‘State of Israel Is Born! The Challenge We Face’

by J. Staff April 26, 2023April 25, 2023
the hands of an elderly man
Posted inHealth

The healing power of gratitude

by Dr. Jerry Saliman April 25, 2023
a photo of a tiny globe
Posted inTorah

For Earth Day, hang on to these two little pieces of paper

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan April 21, 2023April 21, 2023
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Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for Iyar: Signs of personal growth approaching

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude April 20, 2023

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