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Disney princesses have let us down. VeggieTales’ Esther takes the crown.

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb February 24, 2026February 24, 2026
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A cemetery photo assignment brought me back to my grandparents

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins February 12, 2026February 12, 2026
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We can cherish grandchildren of other faiths while keeping Judaism alive

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent February 10, 2026February 10, 2026
Marco Sermoneta, consul general of Israel to the Pacific Northwest, speaks in San Francisco at a Jan. 25 event ahead of  International Holocaust Remembrance Day. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Calling the Gaza war ‘genocide’ is a false, dangerous narrative

Marco Sermonetta by Marco Sermoneta February 4, 2026February 4, 2026
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‘Invisible’ disabilities make it harder for others to understand our suffering 

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight February 3, 2026February 3, 2026
Interfaith clergy join together on the bimah at Temple Israel in Minneapolis on Jan. 23. (Courtesy of Rabbi David Cooper)
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Jews must stand up to cruelty, in Minneapolis and beyond

Rabbi Sydney Mintz (Courtesy) by Rabbi Sydney Mintz January 30, 2026January 30, 2026
Bay Area Rabbi David Cooper protests on Jan. 23 with interfaith clergy in Minneapolis where Target’s international headquarters is located, demanding that the retailer keep federal immigration agents out of its parking lots and stores. (Courtesy)
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As a rabbi, I couldn’t stand idly by while Minnesota bled

Rabbi David Cooper (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Rabbi David J. Cooper January 28, 2026January 28, 2026
State Sen. Ben Allen (right) presents state Sen. Scott Wiener with the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California's Jerry Sampson Memorial Award for Legislator of the Year during during JPAC's 2025 legislative summit on May 5 in Sacramento. (Camden Hosea-Small)
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Wiener’s ‘surrender.’ Professor’s violations. Martinez support.

by J. Readers January 23, 2026February 13, 2026
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Long before ‘self-care,’ Jewish women found respite in the mikvah

Brooke Shapiro (Courtesy) by Brooke Shapiro January 22, 2026January 27, 2026
Adam Musa (left), who fled his village in West Darfur to escape violence committed by the Sudanese government, hugs Rabbi Lee Bycel at the Kounongo Refugee Camp in Chad in 2009. (Courtesy Lee Bycel)
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Sudan’s ongoing nightmare still deserves the world’s attention

Rabbi Lee Bycel by Rabbi Lee Bycel January 15, 2026January 21, 2026

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