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A Thanksgiving table is set with traditional holiday favorites. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images)
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Thanksgiving evolves, and my mind turns to the first Jew in the Americas

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz November 11, 2021November 11, 2021
four latkes on a platter, next to small bowls of sour cream and apple sauce
Posted inHanukkah

Want someone else to cook the latkes? These local joints are here to help.

by J. Staff November 10, 2021March 15, 2022
Scholar, blues guitarist and cantorial scion Jeremiah Lockwood's new album is “A Great Miracle: Jeremiah Lockwood’s Guitar Soli Hanukkah Album.”
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Jeremiah Lockwood’s new ‘Great Miracle’ album embraces Hanukkah nostalgia, sans shlock

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 5, 2021December 3, 2025
a lit menorah
Posted inColumns

Horoscopes for month of Kislev: Shining the light of truth in an unjust world 

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude November 4, 2021November 3, 2021
A crowd of Black women of all ages wearing white robes raise their hands in the air
Posted inHolidays

Sigd is not just a holiday for Ethiopian Jews. It’s a declaration that Israel sees us.

Shula Mola by Shula Mola and JTA November 3, 2021November 3, 2021
A white card reads: "What do you fear is more harmful to Jews in the 2020s? A. The patriarchy. B. The cost of Jewish education. C. Taking the Pew Report seriously. D. Chocolate hummus."
Posted inHanukkah

Test your Jewish cred in new party game Jewish Card Revoked

by Dan Pine November 3, 2021November 10, 2021
Bed, Bath and Beyond quickly pulled a Hanukkah pillow that used a Passover phrase. (Photo/JTA-Alma-Emily Burack)
Posted inHolidays

‘Tis the season for Hanukkah retail fails

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA November 1, 2021November 23, 2021
A shot of the golem and a little girl with a flower, seen here as it appears on the poster for "The Golem Rescored," was famously copied in the 1931 “Frankenstein” film.
Posted inCulture

Reanimating ‘The Golem,’ horror cinema’s century-old urtext, just in time for Halloween

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 28, 2021October 28, 2021
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Posted inOpinion

Spending time with unhoused people challenged everything I knew about Sukkot

Hannah Lebovits by Hannah Lebovits and Forward September 24, 2021September 24, 2021
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Posted inHigh Holidays

Together again! This High Holidays, our choir was truly magical.

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent September 22, 2021September 29, 2021

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