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A researcher studies samples of the coronavirus in a state-run laboratory in Pennsylvania. (Photo/Flickr-GovernorTomWolf CC BY 2.0)
Posted inLocal Voice, Passover, Health, Religion, Holidays, Opinion

Passover, Covid-19 and the dangers of inhumane healthcare

Rabbi Jon Sommer by Rabbi Jon Sommer April 7, 2020April 7, 2020
A FaceTime funeral streamed from New York to Berkeley on a snowy day. (DAPHNE WHITE)
Posted inOpinion

A FaceTime funeral in the time of Covid-19

by Daphne White April 6, 2020April 6, 2020
Rabbi Idit Solomon is the founder and CEO of Hasidah, a Jewish fertility nonprofit based in Berkeley.
Posted inLocal Voice

I’m physically distancing, but socially leaning in

Rabbi Idit Solomon by Rabbi Idit Solomon April 2, 2020April 2, 2020
Rabbi Elliot Kukla
Posted inFirst Person

Disability during a pandemic: Why you should put a spoon on your seder plate this year

Rabbi Elliot Kukla by Rabbi Elliot Kukla April 1, 2020April 1, 2020
Women in India served by programs supported by American Jewish World Service. (COURTESY AJWS)
Posted inLocal Voice

The fight against child marriage in India is my fight, too

by Shoshana Gould March 31, 2020March 31, 2020
A very overwhelmed Maya Mirsky in the Passover aisle at the grocery story.
Posted inUncategorized

Let my people know: this is the first time I’ve had to plan a seder

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 27, 2020September 28, 2023
Rabbi Ari Cartun's family having Shabbat dinner together, March 2020.
Posted inFirst Person

Virtual Judaism is being forced upon us. I’m determined to make the best of it.

Rabbi Ari Cartun by Rabbi Ari Cartun March 26, 2020March 27, 2020
Liz Alpert on Lake Merrit with Anastasia Torres-Gil. (ANASTASIA TORRES-GIL)
Posted inFirst Person

Mentoring is a gift, asking for help a blessing

Anastasia Torres-Gil by Anastasia Torres-Gil March 23, 2020
Mort Elkins (center) in his Army Air Corps uniform. (COURTESY MATT ELKINS)
Posted inLocal Voice

My parents, McCarthyism and how ‘the unthinkable is always possible’

Matt Elkins by Matt Elkins March 17, 2020March 16, 2020
How do we keep Jewish community vibrant while our synagogues sit empty? (FROM FILE)
Posted inReligion

Social distancing puts real, intentional Jewish community to the test

Rabbi Joshua Ladon by Rabbi Joshua Ladon March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

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