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Lifecycles announcements for the week of Sept. 6, 2024

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Death announcements for the week of Sept. 6, 2024

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Taylor Swift sells out stadiums. In Palo Alto, she sells out Shabbat, too

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss September 3, 2024September 6, 2024
Nan Fink Gefen and Rabbi Michael Lerner look over an early issue of Tikkun magazine in the 1980s. (Photo/File)
Posted inObituaries

Rabbi Michael Lerner, a religious and political visionary, never stopped believing

Jo Ellen Green Kaiser by Jo Ellen Green Kaiser August 30, 2024September 1, 2024
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Salty talk about Trader Joe’s: Where did the Israeli feta go?

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One final ‘Lockdown Comedy’ will honor the memory of late-in-life comic Arline Geduldig

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With the passing of Rabbi Michael Lerner, looking back on Tikkun magazine

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 29, 2024August 30, 2024
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I can’t get anything I want at Alice’s restaurant — and I can live with that

Rabbi Zac Kamenetz by Rabbi Zac Kamenetz August 29, 2024August 29, 2024
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The Torah reminds us that every moment of our lives offers new possibilities

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg August 29, 2024August 30, 2024
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For Beth Sholom’s new Kenyan rabbinic intern, San Francisco is a long way from home

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