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a man in his 40s stands smiling in front of a Zoom sign
Posted inRosh Hashanah

How one Zoom employee saved High Holidays streaming for 300 synagogues

by Ben Harris and JTA September 18, 2020
a police officer in a facemask speaks to an orthodox man in black suit and black hat but no facemask
Posted inHigh Holidays

Israel enters second lockdown to stop record spread of coronavirus

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA September 18, 2020September 18, 2020
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
(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
Consul General Shlomi Kofman at a Jewish Family and Children's Services event distributing pandemic aid. (Photo/Courtesy S.F.-based Israeli Consulate)
Posted inOpinion

Shanah tovah from the S.F.-based Israeli Consulate

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman September 16, 2020September 16, 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
Abi Finer-Tominaga sounds the shofar in front of his house in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood. (Photo/Yuki Tominaga)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Wail of the shofar connects Bay Area Jews in uncertain time

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 15, 2020September 16, 2020
Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inReligion

Oakland synagogue celebrates new year with long-awaited eruv

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
Indian-Inspired Slow Cooker Creamy Rice Dessert (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Have a sweet new year with this apple honey baklava and Indian rice pudding

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
A Persian Rosh Hashanah Seder (Header image design by Grace Yagel; original illustration by art-skvortsova/Getty images)
Posted inOpinion

Even this year, I am excited for my Mizrachi Rosh Hashanah seder

Donna Maher by Donna Maher and JTA September 14, 2020

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