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"Samson Puts Down the Pillars" by James Tissot, ca. 1900. The biblical character of Samson is the best known Nazirite.
Posted inTorah

I try to let God walk through every door before I do

by Rabbi Steve Finley June 5, 2025June 5, 2025
Sanne DeWitt (second from right) was recognized by Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii (second from left) on Holocaust Remembrance Day.  (Courtesy)
Posted inOur Crowd

Happenings, honors, comings and goings — May 2025

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight June 3, 2025June 3, 2025
A marcher holds a "Trans Jews belong here" sign at the 2023 San Francisco Pride Parade. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inPride

How to celebrate Pride Month with the Bay Area Jewish community

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight May 30, 2025June 13, 2025
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
Posted inObituaries

Death announcements for the week of May 30, 2025

by J. Staff May 30, 2025May 29, 2025
(Photo/Flickr-María Helena Carey CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inLifecycles

Lifecycles announcements for the week of May 30, 2025

by J. Staff May 30, 2025May 29, 2025
Silver coins struck in the late Second Temple period during the reign of Herod the great. (Wikimedia via Glyphmark CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inTorah

Celebrate the miracle of growth this Shavuot

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon May 29, 2025May 29, 2025
Graves visible through the flowers in one corner of the Jackson Pioneer Jewish Cemetery on May 18, 2025. (Laura Paull)
Posted inHistory

In this Jewish cemetery, another Gold Rush story unfolds

Laura Pall by Laura Paull May 28, 2025May 29, 2025
Telegrams were a big part of Jewish holiday observance in 1933. (J. Archives)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Not so long ago, Jews absolutely loved to send telegrams

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
Torah is increasingly accessible online. (Illustration by Grace Yagel)
Posted inOpinion

The Torah was a gift — and ‘fair use’ is the very point of its revelation

Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld (Courtesy) by Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
Faith Kramer’s Tunisian-inspired stew of chickpeas and greens, served with labneh, harissa and caraway seed challah rolls. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inRecipe

Serve this Tunisian-spiced chickpea stew with caraway challah

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer May 27, 2025June 19, 2025

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