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Posted inRecipe

Use za’atar to spice up simple weeknight dinners like these broccoli ‘steaks’ with chickpeas and artichokes

Micah Siva by Micah Siva July 30, 2024September 12, 2024
Weissman sits on her couch smiling
Posted inBay Area

Temple Beth Torah’s new senior rabbi ready to ‘spread her wings’

by Sue Fishkoff July 29, 2024July 29, 2024
David and Rachel Biale at a pro-democracy demonstration in front of Israel's San Francisco consulate in July 2023. (Courtesy)
Posted inObituaries

David Biale, celebrated Jewish historian and cherished friend, dies at 75

by Sue Fishkoff July 29, 2024July 30, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg wears a gold pendant with the lyrics of "Mi Shebeirach" engraved on it. (Screenshot)
Posted inReligion

Why Mark Zuckerberg sings ‘Mi Shebeirach’ to his daughters at bedtime

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 26, 2024July 28, 2024
Martin Indyk, pictured in 2015. (Courtesy Brookings Institution)
Posted inIsrael

Martin Indyk, blunt diplomat who longed for Arab-Israeli peace, dies at 73

by Ron Kampeas July 26, 2024July 26, 2024
Rabbi Mark Bloom of Temple Beth Abraham explaining Jewish religion to Catholic school teachers participating in a 4-day  seminar sponsored by The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights. (Deborah Lauter)
Posted inOur Crowd

Happenings, comings & goings, honors and philanthropy — July 2024

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb July 26, 2024July 30, 2024
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

The Torah’s advice on leadership succession, political or otherwise

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 25, 2024July 25, 2024
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Posted inObituaries

Death announcements for the week of July 26, 2024

by J. Staff July 25, 2024July 26, 2024
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Lifecycles announcements for the week of July 26, 2024

by J. Staff July 25, 2024July 26, 2024
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Posted inCulture

Meet the fiercely Zionist French Jews who have created a ‘kibbutz’ on the Peninsula

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 24, 2024August 2, 2024

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