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Ram Dass, right, born Richard Albert, with his friend Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. (Joan Halifax/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inReligion

Discovering Ram Dass the Jew

Rabbi Zac Kamenetz by Rabbi Zac Kamenetz December 24, 2019
A memorial for the victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. (Photo/JTA-Hane Grace Yagel)
Posted inUncategorized

Up close and personal with Pittsburgh

Stephanie Levin by Stephanie Levin December 19, 2019
A damaged Torah scroll at Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills. (Twitter-@samyerbi)
Posted inFirst Person

The Torah at my childhood synagogue was desecrated. But we’re still standing.

Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh by Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh December 18, 2019December 18, 2019
Rebekah, princess of the Sephardic kingdom of Galonia, on a very special Hanukkah episode of "Elena of Avalor."
Posted inHanukkah

A Sephardic girl with a bubbe? Disney blew it with their first Jewish princess.

Adam Eilath by Adam Eilath December 17, 2019December 17, 2019
"Building the Ark" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inLocal Voice

Noah adapted to climate catastrophe; now it’s our turn

Liore Milgrom-Gartner by Liore Milgrom-Gartner December 16, 2019December 17, 2019
Donald C. Cutler, proudly disloyal Jew.
Posted inOpinion

Trump’s Title VI order merely protects pro-Israel conservatives from being offended

Donald C. Cutler by Donald C. Cutler December 12, 2019December 17, 2019
Reb Irwin Keller
Posted inLocal Voice

My Irwin-ian ancestors: an amazing journey of tragedy and pride

Reb Irwin Keller by Rabbi Irwin Keller December 9, 2019December 17, 2019
Anastasia Torres-Gil (left) with her daughters Cassy (center) and Crystal (right). (Courtesy Torres-Gil)
Posted inFirst Person

My Jewish journey: What a long, strange trip it’s been

Anastasia Torres-Gil by Anastasia Torres-Gil November 25, 2019November 26, 2019
Gen Xia Ye Slosberg
Posted inFirst Person, Local Voice, Opinion

I’m no longer hesitant to say I’m ‘Chinese and Jewish’

Gen Xia Ye Slosberg by Gen Xia Ye Slosberg November 22, 2019November 22, 2019
Jay Zimmer, president and CEO of the Reutlinger Community.
Posted inLocal Voice

Fear not — new Reutlinger management deal will protect residents, Jewish character

Jay Zimmer by Jay Zimmer November 21, 2019November 21, 2019

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