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Posted inTorah

Under the sukkah with the Rabbi of Chelm, the city of holy fools

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan October 2, 2020October 1, 2020
Jewish men gather in a communal sukkah in a displaced person's camp in Amberg, Germany, October 1947.
 (Photo/U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum-Courtesy of Abraham Malach)
Posted inHolidays

75 years ago, my parents and other Holocaust survivors celebrated Sukkot on their own terms

Menachem Z. Rosensaft by Menachem Z. Rosensaft and JTA October 1, 2020October 1, 2020
a middle-aged man and two kids hang paper chains under a wooden sukkah
Posted inReligion

Bay Area Jews weigh pandemic risks: To gather under the sukkah or not?

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 30, 2020September 30, 2020
A house just outside St. Helena, Napa County, burns in the Glass Fire, Sept. 29, 2020. (Photo/Napa County Sheriff)
Posted inBay Area

In North Bay, fire and smoke disrupt an already unusual Yom Kippur

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)Gabe Stutman by Maya Mirsky, Dan Pine and Gabe Stutman September 29, 2020September 30, 2020
Stuffed Onions in Libyan-Spiced Tomato Sauce (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Stuffed onions bursting with Libyan-inspired flavor for Sukkot

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer September 29, 2020
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

This Shabbat, ‘give ear’ to the calls of the prophets

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 25, 2020September 24, 2020
Worshippers at the Western Wall pray in enclosed areas meant for 10 people at a time in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, March 15, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Jews may not be able to visit the Western Wall — but they can still have their prayers placed there

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 23, 2020September 23, 2020
Alex Edelman has embarked on several Jewish comedy projects during the pandemic. (Photo/JTA-Will Bremridge)
Posted inComedy

This comedian is helping rabbis nail the delivery of their High Holidays services

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA September 22, 2020September 22, 2020
Rabbi Matt Soffer blows the shofar during a Rosh Hashanah service in remembrance of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sept. 19, 2020. (Screenshot from Facebook)
Posted inRosh Hashanah

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death changed Rosh Hashanah services this year

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA September 21, 2020
a golden brown honey cake sliced and arranged on a white plate
Posted inSmall Bites

Anonymous honey cake exchange adds a sweet note to new year

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

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