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“Noah’s Ark on the Mount Ararat” by Simone de Myle, 1570
Posted inTorah

The Mona Lisa of the threshold

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg October 23, 2020October 22, 2020
a photo of a decorate christmas tree with a menorah burning in the background
Posted inMixed & Matched

How do I tell my Catholic parents that I don’t plan to have Christmas?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler October 22, 2020October 22, 2020
Journalist Talia Lavin (Photo/JTA-Yonit Lavin)
Posted inOpinion

Anti-Semitism, white supremacy and swords: Talia Lavin dives into the most hateful corners of the internet

by Emily Burack and JTA October 20, 2020
(Photo/pxfuel.com)
Posted inParenting

Even my 4-year-old knows more than our leaders

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein October 20, 2020
Akrav (AKA Scorpio), ruling sign of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, as drawn in a 1322 German Shavuot prayer book.
Posted inColumns

Month of Cheshvan: Transforming bitterness into greatness

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude October 19, 2020October 19, 2020
Adam and Eve as depicted in the Escorial Beatus, a 10th-century illuminated manuscript.
Posted inTorah

Adam and Eve and the problem of loneliness

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen October 16, 2020October 16, 2020
(From left) John Naylor, Jennifer Blumenfeld with daughter Gila, and Terry Friedkin in front of Chocolate Heaven. (Photo/Clara Rice)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Pier 39 chocolate shop has been melting willpower for 40 years

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 15, 2020October 16, 2020
Poet Louise Glück, seen here at the National Book Awards in New York City in 2014, is the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature. (Photo/JTA-Robin Marchant-Getty Images)
Posted inPoetry

WNBA’s Jewish Bird; Gadot as Cleopatra causes a flap; stars get naked for democracy; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 13, 2020October 13, 2020
(Photo/JTA-Jeffrey Greenberg-Getty Images)
Posted inSeniors

How curing loneliness can increase longevity and health

by Dr. Jerry Saliman October 13, 2020May 27, 2022
M&H Distillery’s first Classic Single Malt Whiskey arrived in the U.S. in September. (Photo/Courtesy M&H)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Israeli whiskey comes to Bay Area; Grateful Dead-inspired hot sauce; etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 12, 2020October 12, 2020

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