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The Unetaneh Tokef prayer in Mahzor Lev Shalem (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inTorah

Who by virus and who by fire? Who by fear and who by racism?

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg September 18, 2020September 17, 2020
Some of Karen Galatz's treasured possessions. (Photo/Karen Galatz)
Posted inColumns

Fire evacuation scare had me assessing my possession obsession

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz September 17, 2020September 17, 2020
(Photo/Wikimedia-Przemysław Wierzbowski CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inParenting

My favorite family dishes are an anchor in turbulent times

by Julie Levine September 16, 2020
Jurnee Smollett, seen here in "Lovecraft Country," recently spoke to Vogue about growing up with a white Jewish father and a black mother.
Posted inTV & Film

Bar Refaeli sentenced for tax evasion; Daveed Diggs gets (another) TV series; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 15, 2020
The Marvelous Matzah Experiment’s Jeffrey Weinberg with his mother, chopped liver doyenne Mitzi Weinberg, and chef Lucas Carlson. (Photo/Scott Lasky)
Posted inUncategorized

For the holidays, try these pro chefs’ top Jewish comfort foods

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 15, 2020September 15, 2020
Honey Lava Cake, one of the High Holiday menu offerings at Canela in San Francisco. (Photo/Courtesy Canela)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Spatchcock chicken, anyone? Local restaurants and caterers ready to fill your High Holiday table

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 11, 2020September 11, 2020
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inReligion

A blessing or a curse? The choice is yours to make.

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein September 11, 2020September 10, 2020
headshot of a woman next to a photo of a man sitting at a congressional hearing table
Posted inOpinion

Former ACLU president says censoring hate speech can backfire – just like it did in Germany

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins and JTA September 4, 2020
“King David Playing the Harp” by Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. King David is traditionally understood as the writer of the Book of Psalms.
Posted inYom Kippur

Bold prayers and broad vision determine the quality of our lives

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg September 4, 2020September 3, 2020
Doja Cat attends the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards broadcast on Aug. 30, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Frazer Harrison-Getty Images for RCA)
Posted inUncategorized

Itzhak Perlman is 75; Jake Gyllenhaal teams up with Russ & Daughters; Leonard Cohen’s estate objects to RNC; and more

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 1, 2020September 1, 2020

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