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a stone statue of a woman in mourning
Posted inLocal Voice

What do I say to a mourner at High Holiday services? 

Rabbi Jon Sommer by Rabbi Jon Sommer September 13, 2023
A newly arrived Darfuri refugee woman at Arkoum 1 Refugee Camp. (Photo/Forward-Monim Haroon)
Posted inUncategorized

The genocide in Darfur didn’t go away, but the Jewish community’s attention did 

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman September 12, 2023September 12, 2023
Rabbi Alan Lew, right, tells story of how he and Norman Fischer (left) got accidentally drunk one time, as Fischer tries to make him shut up, Nov. 1995. (Photo/Phil Head)
Posted inReligion

How a book by San Francisco’s ‘Zen Rabbi’ became a High Holidays classic

by Andrew Silow-Carroll September 10, 2023September 11, 2023
Elon Musk in Berlin, Mar. 22, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Patrick Pleul-Pool-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

By targeting the ADL, Musk has chosen Jews as his scapegoat

Joel Swanson by Joel Swanson September 5, 2023
Sen. Dianne Feinstein walks to the Senate Chambers at the U.S. Capitol Building, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Anna Moneymaker-Getty Images)
Posted inLetters

Emanu-El is open; Shame on drivel about Feinstein; Love for Sam Salkin; etc.

by J. Readers September 5, 2023
A chuppah awaits a wedding couple. (Photo/JTA-Mendy Hechtman-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

I’m a Conservative rabbi, and I want to do interfaith weddings

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein September 1, 2023September 3, 2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom encourages a crowd to vote against the 2021 recall effort against him, Aug. 2021. (Photo/Forward-Justin Sullivan-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

California’s letter to public schools is not enough to stop state-sponsored antisemitism

David BernsteinBrandy Shufutinsky by David Bernstein and Brandy Shufutinsky August 31, 2023August 31, 2023
Two teen boys standing on a slightly elevated holding megaphones, amid a crowd of protesters
Posted inAnalysis

‘We don’t have another country.’ Meet two teenage protest leaders who question Israel’s future

Mira Fox by Mira Fox August 31, 2023August 31, 2023
A copy of "The Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous (Photo/Flickr-KayVee.INC CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Posted inLocal Voice

How the High Holidays reflect my sobriety journey

Jennifer Golbus by Jennifer Golbus August 30, 2023
Posted inJewish Life

A hip LA wine bar hosted an Israeli chef — and Instagram lost its mind

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman August 30, 2023August 30, 2023

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