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Posted inFirst Person

In time of reflection, gratitude to my survivor grandparents

Daniel Klein by Daniel Klein September 18, 2018September 17, 2018
A group of Reform Jews reading Torah during a mixed prayer at the public square in front of the Western Wall, Nov. 16, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Noam Rivkin Fenton-Flash90)
Posted inIsrael at 70

Israel-diaspora rift isn’t as bad as you think. Here’s how to fix it this Yom Kippur.

Shuki Friedman by Shuki Friedman September 17, 2018September 17, 2018
Posted inJewish Life

Yes, a nice Jewish girl can be an alcoholic

by Jeanne Epstein September 17, 2018
campus clock tower
Posted inIsrael at 70

Can’t criticize Israel among Jews. Can’t be Jewish among progressives.

Danielle Kaye by Danielle Kaye September 14, 2018September 14, 2018
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inEducation

Schools need to ask: What’s the end goal of education?

Rabbi Darren Kleinberg by Rabbi Darren Kleinberg September 13, 2018
Rabbi James Brandt
Posted inLetters

Roth’s ‘Plot’; a great cantor; dear leaders, save East Bay Jewish life!

by J. Readers September 6, 2018September 12, 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump at their historic summit in Singapore, June 12, 2018. (Photo/Kevin Lim-The Strait Times-Handout-Getty Images)
Posted inEditorial

The Days of Awe: shelter from the tweetstorm

by J. Editorial Board September 5, 2018September 5, 2018
(Illustration/JTA-Charles Dunst; Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Join the High Holidays prep renaissance. All you need is the internet.

Wendie Bernstein LashLex RofebergEstee Solomon Gray by Wendie Bernstein Lash, Rabbi Lex Rofeberg and Estee Solomon Gray September 4, 2018September 4, 2018
(Illustration/JTA-Charles Dunst; Photos/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inAnalysis

Too few Jews, Pew! What about bagel brunchers and the ‘spiritually woke’?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll September 3, 2018August 31, 2018
Rabbi Lee Bycel (right) with Juan, a deported man he met in Tijuana
Posted inLocal Voice, Rosh Hashanah, Holidays, Yom Kippur, Opinion

Bearing witness to injustice as we approach High Holidays

Rabbi Lee Bycel by Rabbi Lee Bycel August 31, 2018

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