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This week's Torah portion lists 74 laws, including the law of gleaning, which says that fallen crops must be left for widows and orphans, as seen in "Gleaners" by James Tissot.
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In the Torah’s ‘Holiness Code,’ justice must be served

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 23, 2021April 22, 2021
The "Beshert" from Flour & Branch.
Posted inSmall Bites

Prison podcast names Frena ‘Lifer Bakery’; French toast stuffed with Jewish nostalgia; etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 21, 2021May 7, 2021
(Photo/Karen Galatz)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

At $3 a bagel, I might have to put myself in lox-down

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz April 20, 2021April 20, 2021
Based on detail from "Miriam Shut Out From The Camp" by James Tissot, ca. 1900, which shows a scene from this week's Torah portion.
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This week’s Torah portion offers insights on suicide 

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan April 16, 2021April 15, 2021
Cindy Gershen in her school’s garden in Concord.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

‘It takes a village’ to feed low-income students and families in East Bay

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 15, 2021May 7, 2021
Children sitting at the Park East Synagogue, a Modern Orthodox congregation in New York City, March 3, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Drew Angerer-Getty Images)
Posted inMixed & Matched

I’m tired of my fellow Jews insulting my Orthodoxy

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler April 14, 2021
Deni Avdija wrote "yizkor" on his sneakers for Yom HaShoah, April 7, 2021. (Screenshot/JTA-Twitter)
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Deni Avdija’s ‘yizkor’ sneakers; Trailer for ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’; Hank Azaria is sorry; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 13, 2021April 13, 2021
D’li the water bucket (AKA Aquarius), the astrological sign of the Jewish people, in a 1322 German prayerbook.
Posted inColumns

Month of Iyar: Lighting the way to soul healing

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude April 13, 2021April 13, 2021
Drag brunch is now a monthly event at Solomon's Deli in Sacramento.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Solomon’s Deli does drag; Schlok’s Bagels goes brick-and-mortar; etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 12, 2021May 7, 2021
"The Two Priests Are Destroyed" by James Tissot, ca. 1900, shows Nadav and Avihu being struck down in this week's Torah portion, Shemini.
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In a crisis, we can only control how we choose to respond

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon April 9, 2021April 8, 2021

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