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      Phish frontman Trey Anastasio playing solo at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C. (Photo/Andrea Z. Nusinov)

      Local Voice

      Jewish Phish fans swim in their own holy waters

      Every so often, Phish will play “Avinu Malkeinu” at one of their concerts. Sometimes it’s months between the band’s renditions. Sometimes it’s years.…
      By Oren Kroll-Zeldin Aug 24, 2023
      Israeli fans at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Sept. 5, 1972. (Photo/JTA-Klaus Rose-picture alliance via Getty Images)

      Torah

      Is vengeance ever justified? The Torah has some thoughts.

      The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Ki Teitzei Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19 We find the…
      By Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein Aug 24, 2023
      One of many self-driving Cruise cars approved for use on the streets of San Francisco. (Photo/Courtesy Cruise)

      Bay Area

      Are self-driving cars kosher? San Francisco rabbis weigh in

      Ask a rabbi about self-driving cars and you better be ready for a long answer. Self-driving cars — also known as robotaxis, autonomous vehicles or…
      By Maya Mirsky Aug 23, 2023
      Detail from a 1961 Israeli postal stamp depicting Virgo, the sign of the month of Elul. (Photo/Flickr-Karen Horton CC BY-NC 2.0)

      Astrolojew

      Horoscopes for Elul: What will you run toward in the new year?

      Elul 5783 Aug. 17-Sept. 15, 2023 Get ready to say goodbye to 5783, the “gimel” year, referring to the last letter in the Hebrew notation for 5783:…
      By Lorelai Kude Aug 18, 2023
      "Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907

      Torah

      Is the entire Torah an effort to explain this single line?

      The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Shoftim Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 This week’s…
      By Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf Aug 17, 2023
      "King Solomon in Old Age" by Gustave Doré, 1866

      Torah

      God offered Solomon one wish. What would you ask for?

      The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Re’eh Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 If God were to say…
      By Rabbi Dov Greenberg Aug 10, 2023
      Detail from “The Gathering of the Manna” by James Tissot, ca. 1900

      Torah

      Manna taught the newly freed Israelites about freedom

      The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Eikev Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 The great swan song…
      By Rabbi Joey Felsen Aug 3, 2023
      Students at the Academy for Jewish Religion in Yonkers, New York study a biblical text through circus movement in 2022. (Photo/JTA-Ora Horn Prouser, from “Under One Tent”)

      Books

      In their classroom, Torah is a three-ring circus — by design

      (JTA) — For a brief and slightly embarrassing period in my teens, I wanted to run away with the circus. I sent a letter to Ringling Brothers & Barnum…
      By Andrew Silow-Carroll Aug 1, 2023
      Rabbi Mira Rivera (center), the first Filipina-American to be ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary, talks to students at Ammud: The JOC Torah Academy in 2020. (Photo/Courtesy Ammud)

      U.S.

      As more Jews of color become rabbis, why aren’t they on the bimah?

      This story was originally published in the Forward. After graduating from Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2018 as a prominent openly gay, female…
      By TaRessa Stovall Jul 31, 2023
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