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Russian-style Easter eggs. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOpinion

My journey from skeptical Soviet Jew to member of the tribe

Luda Shuster by Luda Shuster August 31, 2020August 31, 2020
a long shofar resting on a table
Posted inYom Kippur

A year without a synagogue?

Rabbi Stephanie KramerRabbi Lisa Kingston by Rabbi Stephanie Kramer and Rabbi Lisa Kingston August 27, 2020August 28, 2020
Reutlinger Community CEO Jay Zimmer (left) and Eskaton president Todd Burch (Photo/Dan Pine)
Posted inLocal Voice

Reutlinger faces a brighter future with affiliation

by Todd Murch August 26, 2020
Preparing for a Yemenite Jewish wedding in the Bay Area. (Photo/Punam Bean)
Posted inLocal Voice

Mizrahi Jews needed to balance ethnic studies curriculum

Sarah Levin by Sarah Levin August 24, 2020
The Reutlinger Community in Danville.
Posted inSeniors

Reutlinger is a community gem, so let’s fight to save it

Donald Chaiken by Donald Chaiken August 20, 2020August 26, 2020
Jewish Youth for Community Action members at a Black Lives Matter protest in Oakland in 2020. (Rachel Gottfried)
Posted inYouth Voice

Open letter: Keep the original ethnic studies curriculum, with minor changes

Gabriella LermanRachel Gottfried-Clancy by Gabriella Lerman and Rachel Gottfried-Clancy August 11, 2020August 12, 2020
several people wearing facemasks sit in chains protesting in front of a gate with a banner that says "FREE THEM ALL"
Posted inOpinion

Don’t disregard the lives of California prisoners during this pandemic

Lynn Berkley-Baskin by Lynn Berkley-Baskin August 5, 2020August 11, 2020
an old man wearing a blue face mask
Posted inLocal Voice

We’re seasoned citizens, not expendable! Don’t count us out.

by Evie Groch July 30, 2020July 30, 2020
a dark-haired woman in glasses smiles, sitting at a desk
Posted inOpinion

Where is the tolerance for conservative views?

Mervyn Danker by Mervyn Danker July 29, 2020
Reading mournful texts in the dark is a Tisha B'Av tradition. (Photo/JTA-Yaakov Lederman-Flash90)
Posted inTisha B'Av

Most Jews don’t know much about Tisha B’Av. That gives us educators a huge opportunity.

Tova Birnbaum by Tova Birnbaum July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

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