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Cash registers were invented to counteract employees' temptation to steal;  a "Shabbat box" can help keep mobile devices out of our hands on Shabbat.
Posted inTorah

How the cash register figures into a soulful, joyous Shabbat

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg August 5, 2021August 6, 2021
storefront of Jewish deli
Posted inOrganic Epicure

After pandemic shutdown, Grossman’s reopens for noshing

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 2, 2021March 15, 2022
woman playing basketball
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Bird waves the flag; Israel gets on a horse; Pink gets mad; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 29, 2021
a young boy sits reading Curious George
Posted inCulture

Summer is a real page-turner in my book-happy family

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein July 27, 2021
close up of a hand brushing something on the top of a row of babkas
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Fire Swamp’s bagels and babka are sizzlin’ hot at Novato market

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 26, 2021
"Moses Pleading With Israel" from a 1907 postcard
Posted inTorah

All of Judaism in one tidy Torah portion

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 23, 2021July 22, 2021
Judy Penso and Marc Manason enjoying their wedding day, April 30, 2021. (Photo/Lisa Sibony)
Posted inUnions

‘It can happen at any age’: Single mother featured in 2001 J. article finds love, marries for first time at 61

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 21, 2021July 21, 2021
Scarlett Johansson performing a superheroic feat of derring-do in "Black Widow."
Posted inCelebrity Jews

‘Black Widow’ rakes it in; Baseball gets even Jewish-er; Geffen shells out in Israel; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 20, 2021
"Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867
Posted inTorah

How this week’s cries of woe lead us to greater insight

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon July 16, 2021July 15, 2021
Betty Boop was just one of the pop culture icons with Jewish connections enjoyed by Karen Galatz in her youth.
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

My Saturdays with Betty, Barbie and Mighty Mouse

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz July 14, 2021July 21, 2021

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