Religion How an Arizona pastor abandoned Jesus and led his flock to Judaism (JTA) – Richard Cortes can trace his spiritual development to a class field trip at a Florida theme park. It was 2008 and Cortes was taking classes at a… By Asaf Elia-Shalev Sep 27, 2023
Bay Area Shellfish dump at Cal frat leads to kosher awareness event A version of this story first appeared on Chabad.org/News. The dumping of crawfish at a Jewish fraternity house at UC Berkeley last month caused Jewish… By Ellen Braunstein Sep 26, 2023
Torah At times, the words of Torah transport us to a different level The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Haazinu Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52 This week’s… By Rabbi Joey Felsen Sep 21, 2023
Religion This animal lover is learning to kill them to fulfill a higher purpose Mendel Rice of Vacaville loves animals, and always has. Yet he has chosen to become a shochet, a ritual slaughterer. Rice sees no contradiction. In fact,… By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen Sep 20, 2023
Religion PHOTOS: At SF synagogue, personalizing prayer by making tallits Rabbi Me’irah Iliinsky, a textile artist and needleworker, has dreamed of creating a Jewish ritual arts program for years. She’s finally made it happen at… By J. Staff Sep 19, 2023
Kids & Family Family-friendly Sukkot events around the Bay Area With Yom Kippur almost in the rearview mirror and the days growing just a little bit shorter, Sukkot is right around the corner! This year, Sukkot begins… By Lea Loeb Sep 19, 2023
Religion New Dresden shul operates outside Germany’s Jewish mainstream (JTA) — A new synagogue billing itself as a neo-Hasidic congregation has opened in the former East German city of Dresden, without the backing of… By Toby Axelrod Sep 18, 2023
U.S. As Covid surges, few synagogues are taking extra precautions (JTA) — For synagogues across the country, it’s becoming a standard part of preparing for the High Holidays: Set up extra seating in the sanctuary. Make… By Jacob Gurvis Sep 14, 2023
Torah Why Reform Jews only hear once about binding of Isaac The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Rosh Hashanah Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6 I… By Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan Sep 14, 2023