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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
The Neve Menachem settlement in the West Bank. (Photo/JTA-Gili Yaari-Flash 90)
Posted inOpinion

I’ve got a Mideast peace plan that will work

Stephen Jacobs by Steve Jacobs March 9, 2020March 9, 2020
Five-year-old Greta Salmi as Queen Esther.
Posted inPurim

An eye-opening moment for a 5-year-old Queen Esther (me)

Greta Salmi by Greta Salmi March 3, 2020March 2, 2020
The cover of 1933's bilingual Yiddish-English cookbook “Crisco Recipes for the Jewish Housewife.”
Posted inHistory

Crisco and Jews: A story 4,000 years in the making

Rachel B. Gross by Rachel B. Gross March 2, 2020March 2, 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced this month that he will not appear at the 2020 AIPAC conference. (Getty Images/JTA Montage)
Posted inOpinion

AIPAC capitulated to the right long ago — it’s no surprise Bernie is skipping it

David Schraub by David Schraub February 27, 2020February 27, 2020
Dec. 2018 reopening of the remodeled UC Berkeley Hillel building. (Photo/file)
Posted inUncategorized

Despite Israel tension, a strong support system for Jews at UC Berkeley

Karen Stiller by Karen Stiller February 19, 2020February 19, 2020
U.S.-Mexico border at Nogales. (Rokeya Akhter)
Posted inLocal Voice

What kind of country does this?

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg February 18, 2020February 18, 2020

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