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Holidays

a woman stands with an honest-to-God camel in the sunshine
Posted inJewish Life

Get your blue-and-white on for celebrations across the Bay

Daniel Bromfield by Daniel Bromfield April 27, 2017March 19, 2018
an antique painting of moses shortly after striking the rock. the israelites crouch down with jugs to collect water.
Posted inColumns, Passover, Holidays, Jewish Life, Parenting

Like Moses, a mother beset by a flock of whiners

by Nicki Gilbert April 17, 2017
two people at a seder. one is wearing a red trump-style hat, the other is wearing a pink pussy hat
Posted inPassover, Holidays, Jewish Life

Worried about Trump talk ruining your seder? Here’s how to get through it.

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 7, 2017
dylan with harmonica
Posted inColumns, Passover, Holidays, Jewish Life, Torah

Bob Dylan, the messiah and personal redemption

by Rabbi Aubrey Glazer April 7, 2017April 6, 2017
illustration of two cups, one labeled "Elijah" and one labeled "Ruth"
Posted inPassover, Holidays, Jewish Life

Ruth’s Cup: A new Passover ritual honoring Jewish diversity

Rabbi Heidi Hoover by Rabbi Heidi Hoover April 6, 2017April 6, 2017
Obama and guests dip their fingers in wine to recite the ten plagues
Posted inColumns, Passover, Holidays, Jewish Life

Laissez faire or dictator? After 30 years of leading seders, some suggestions

Edmon Rodman by Edmon J. Rodman April 6, 2017April 6, 2017
a stack of matzah on a white tablecloth
Posted inFood, Passover, Holidays, Jewish Life

Lotsa matzah? Dip in to the possibilities

by Josie A.G. Shapiro April 5, 2017April 6, 2017
image of a boy working at a sewing machine in a sweatshop
Posted inBay Area, Passover, News

Let all people go: Passover Project tackles global slavery

by Rob Gloster April 5, 2017April 6, 2017
pogrebin smiling
Posted inBooks, Culture, Passover, Holidays

Holidays inspire yearlong quest by ‘wondering Jew’

by Jewish Book Council April 5, 2017April 6, 2017
study participants are seated in a circle in the "living room" area of the studio
Posted inColumns, Passover, Jew in the Pew, Holidays, Jewish Life

Songs of praise, art of resistance at newly open Studio Am

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 4, 2017April 10, 2017

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