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Israelis protest being separated from their significant others outside the residence of the foreign minister by having solo romantic picnics on the eve of Tu B'Av, the Jewish day celebrating love. The signs read, "We also want to embrace our loved ones. Open the skies for them. Families want to be together." (Photo/ Courtesy Plia Kettner)
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‘Does he remember me?’ For some Israelis, Covid-19 has meant separation from their families

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
People mill around in a brightly lit sanctuary
Posted inReligion

The pandemic’s first High Holiday season has synagogues wondering: Will people pay dues?

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA July 31, 2020
four women in scrubs pray on a rooftop
Posted inReligion

A holiday marking one societal rupture, Tisha B’Av spurs Jewish creativity amid another

by Penina Beede and JTA July 29, 2020
Reading mournful texts in the dark is a Tisha B'Av tradition. (Photo/JTA-Yaakov Lederman-Flash90)
Posted inTisha B'Av

Most Jews don’t know much about Tisha B’Av. That gives us educators a huge opportunity.

Tova Birnbaum by Tova Birnbaum July 28, 2020July 28, 2020
"Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867
Posted inColumns

Month of Av: How can this summer get any worse?

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude July 27, 2020
two screenshots from sefaria. one shows a page of talmud sanhedrin, the other shows the beginning of the US constitution.
Posted inReligion

After digitizing the Talmud, Sefaria seeks to do the same to democracy

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
a clay-red plate with two skewers of beef cubes and one skewer of colorful small tomatoes
Posted inTisha B'Av

Recipes for Av: Tofu skewers for mourning, smoky beef kebabs for love

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer July 14, 2020July 20, 2020
The Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipal building is lit up for Pride month activities, June 28, 2020 (Photo/Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality)
Posted inNews

Pride rallies held across Israel in lieu of annual parades due to coronavirus

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA June 30, 2020
Noam Sienna is the author of “A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts from the First Century to 1969.”
Posted inPride

A treasure trove of LGBTQ texts from two millennia of Jewish history

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 29, 2020July 8, 2020
Rainbow-colored challah at Congregation Sha'ar Zahav's 2018 Pride Shabbat. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inPride

Don’t let Pride’s 50th anniversary pass by. Lots of Jewish resources are available.

9mugmychalcopeland by Rabbi Mychal Copeland June 22, 2020

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