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Retired B’nai Emunah cantor and Reutlinger resident Henry Drejer belts out classic hazzanut while fellow resident Doris Langer beams at the camera. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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Starting the annual Torah cycle again — for the 70th, 80th, 90th time

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 20, 2017April 15, 2020
The remains of willow branches, thrashed on the ground at the conclusion of Hoshana Rabba at Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco, Oct. 12, 2017. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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Sukkot ends: The rites and meals are over, but the gates never close

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 16, 2017October 16, 2017
Reb Irwin Keller leads Hebrew songs of healing at Bnai Israel Jewish Center in Petaluma, Oct. 11, 2017 (Photo/Liz Harris)
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North Bay Jews pray for healing — and then they dance

by Liz Harris October 13, 2017March 19, 2018
Rabbi Lauren Henderson (left) and another student look at source sheets at a Jewish learning session at Base Hillel Chicago, November 2016. (Photo/Couretsy Hillel International)
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Behold the ‘source sheet’ — the essential technology of modern Torah study

by Andrew Silow-Carroll October 11, 2017January 12, 2018
Muriel's balcony sukkah in S.F., with paper lanterns that recall her family tradition of celebrating the Chinese Harvest Moon Festival, which coincides with Sukkot. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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My mid-Sukkot slump — Kohelet is a real downer

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 10, 2017May 9, 2018
Chocolatey treats from the UK's "Jewish Princesses," Tracey Fine and Georgie Tarn, pair well with Torah. (Screenshot/thejewishprincesses.com)
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These easy, chocolatey treats will sweeten your Simchat Torah

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer October 10, 2017October 10, 2017
A man praying at the the century-old Ohel Shelomoh Synagogue in Kobe, Japan, June 26, 2009. (Photo/JTA-Serge Attal-Flash90)
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In Japan, Sukkot requires creativity — and sometimes a bit of smuggling

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz October 10, 2017
JCRC's Ilana Kaufman speaking at "Sukkot on the Green" at University of San Francisco about her experiences as a Jew of color in the professional Jewish world, Oct. 4 2017 (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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An easy start to Sukkot: ‘Open Doors’ at USF and sunny skies in the Mission

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 6, 2017September 1, 2018
(Photo/Wikimedia-Gilabrand CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inColumns

A sukkah is much more than just a temporary booth

Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi by Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi October 6, 2017October 4, 2017
Decorating the sukkah (Photo/Courtesy Hazon)
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May we help you find a sukkah?

Eric GoldbrenerLarry Rosen by Eric Goldbrener and Larry Rosen October 4, 2017October 3, 2017

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