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Debbie Findling's father at 10 years old, on the ship that brought him to America. He's in the first row wearing glasses. (COURTESY FINDLING)
Posted inOpinion

Compared with what our ancestors dealt with — we can do this

by Debbie Findling April 13, 2020April 15, 2020
The second annual women's seder led by Geri Kahn (top left) was held on Zoom on April 5. (RACHEL RASKIN-ZRIHEN)
Posted inPassover

Our seder celebrated the courageous women of the Passover story

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen April 10, 2020April 10, 2020
Officers taking a group of Central American asylum seekers into custody near McAllen, Texas, June 12, 2018. (Photo/JTA-John Moore-Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion

Pandemic ethics: Let immigrants in, or send them away?

Joel Kamisher by Joel Kamisher April 8, 2020April 8, 2020
Luda Shuster (right) with daughter Sasha, former husband Volodya and mother-in-law Anya in Moscow 1979.
Posted inPassover

Why that night in Moscow in 1979 was different from all other nights

Luda Shuster by Luda Shuster April 8, 2020
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, Religion, Health, 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
"The Holy of Holies" from the 1890 Holman Bible
Posted inPassover

Passover in the Holy of Holies

Rabbi Gedalia Potash by Rabbi Gedalia Potash April 3, 2020April 3, 2020
The S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund is making changes to its board.
Posted inLetters

Thank you, Federation; You forgot our temple shop; Empty shelves and anti-Semitism

by J. Readers April 3, 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
Volunteers from Jewish Family and Children's Services get ready to deliver groceries. (Photo/Courtesy JFCS)
Posted inOpinion

Staying connected will show us the way out of these woods

by J. Editorial Board April 1, 2020April 1, 2020

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