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illustrative photo of rows of chairs in a synagogue
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An unexpected reminder of the wonder of a synagogue experience

Rabbi Darren Kleinberg by Rabbi Darren Kleinberg April 21, 2022
Linda Bernstein's mother prepares for seder
Posted inFirst Person

Matzah memories with my mother

Linda Bernstein by Linda Bernstein April 20, 2022
The war in Ukraine was on the mind of Monique Joseph as she celebrated her 98th birthday.
Posted inUncategorized

As a Holocaust survivor, I feel angst over what’s going on in Ukraine 

Monique Joseph celebrating her 98th birthday in Berkeley, April 14, 2022. (Photo/Courtesy Nadine Joseph) by Monique Joseph April 18, 2022May 11, 2022
A 19th-century Ukrainian art print of a family seder
Posted inFirst Person

The power of Passover, and of grandparents

by Sue Fishkoff April 14, 2022April 14, 2022
Julia White
Posted inYouth Voice

For questions about identity, I’ve written my own haggadah

Julia White by Julia White April 13, 2022
Rabbi Camille Shira Angel at University of San Francisco. (Photo/Courtesy)
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Say Gay! Say Lesbian! If It’s Safe for You, Come Out and Feel Proud!

by Rabbi Camille Shira Angel April 12, 2022April 14, 2022
Amy Schumer stars as Beth (left) and Laura Benanti plays her mother, Jane, in "Life & Beth." (Photo/RNS-Marcus Price-Hulu)
Posted inFirst Person

Amy Schumer is more Jewish than her new show is willing to admit

by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin and RNS April 12, 2022
Ukrainian troops seen during exercises in Kyiv, Jan. 22, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Sean Gallup-Getty Images)
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I am a Ukrainian Jew. I have lost my mother to Russian disinformation

Michael Rozhkov by Michael Rozhkov and Forward April 6, 2022
J. culture editor Andrew Esensten with his mother, Prof. Sandra Haynes-Esensten, at the Great Pyramid of Giza earlier this month. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inLocal Voice

On vacation in Egypt, I found hope for peace in Israel

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 31, 2022March 31, 2022
Tents are seen along "Skid Row" in downtown Los Angeles, July 8, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Flickr Commons-Russ Allison Loar)
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Why my L.A. synagogue is building a 55-unit housing development for unhoused seniors

Brooke Wirtschafter by Brooke Wirtschafter and JTA March 25, 2022March 28, 2022

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