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A 1949 advertisement for a JCC summer camp
Posted inFrom the Archives

A century ago, Jewish summer camps promised ‘mental and moral strength’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 12, 2022
an illustration of a tall hotel flanked by palm trees, with a dumpster in front
Posted inOff the Shelf

Looking for a case to crack? Try these new Jewish-themed mystery novels

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman July 12, 2022July 20, 2022
“Moses Smiteth the Rock in the Desert,” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

So you’ve got this kind of miracle, and this kind, and … 

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 8, 2022July 7, 2022
OneHope Winery's kosher cabernet sauvignon. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Napa Valley’s OneHope is latest entry into kosher wine market

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 7, 2022August 12, 2022
A 1935 quiz about the Maccabiah in our publication
Posted inFrom the Archives

In our paper’s early decades, sports were a measure of ‘Jewish manhood’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 6, 2022
(Photo/Pixabay CC0)
Posted inSmall Bites

Napa Jewish wine event L’Chaim is back at a bigger venue

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 5, 2022
Detail from "The Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram" by Gustave Doré, 1865
Posted inColumns

Don’t sleep through the rebellion

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan July 1, 2022June 30, 2022
(Photo/Flickr-Jose Navarro CC BY 2.0)
Posted inHealth

Migraines are a pain. Here’s how to manage them

by Dr. Jerry Saliman June 28, 2022
a colorful illustration of two men hefting a large branch with a large bunch of grapes on it
Posted inJewish Life

How this lesser-known biblical character helped fulfill the Jewish people’s destiny

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon June 24, 2022June 23, 2022
Karen Galatz in high school
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

My 50-year high school reunion was strange, nostalgic, fun and bittersweet

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

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