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Posted inMixed & Matched

Why I want to take my daughter to the mikvah with me when I convert

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler September 26, 2019September 26, 2019
Los Angeles recently restored regulations barring people from sleeping at night in their vehicles. (Photo/RNS-AP Photo-Damian Dovarganes)
Posted inCalifornia

L.A. congregation Ikar opens its parking lot to people living in cars

by Alejandra Molina and RNS September 26, 2019
(From left) Beth Kissileff, writer of this piece; her husband, Rabbi Jonathan Perlman, a survivor of the Oct. 31, 2018 shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh; and Pitssburgh Mayor Bill Peduto at Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church during a service for victims of the mass shooting. (Photo/JTA-Salwan Georges-The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Posted inRosh Hashanah

My congregation prayed at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue. Here’s how we are coping this Rosh Hashanah.

Beth Kissileff by Beth Kissileff and JTA September 24, 2019September 26, 2019
Ocean Hugger’s Ahimi, which is made from tomatoes to mimic raw ahi tuna, was featured at a recent vegan Shabbat event in San Francisco.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Vegan Shabbat offers a taste of the future: plant-based foods

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 23, 2019September 24, 2019
"Only the right name gives beings and things their reality," says the Childlike Empress in "The Neverending Story."
Posted inTorah

Names have the power to shape our reality

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton September 20, 2019September 18, 2019
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Posted inReligion

What we can learn from the Lubavitcher Rebbe about climate change

Philip Wexler by Philip Wexler and JTA September 19, 2019September 19, 2019
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Posted inReligion

Former White House speechwriter charts her Jewish journey

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller September 19, 2019September 18, 2019
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Posted inJewish Life

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries (and fails) to blow the ‘holy shofar’

by JTA September 16, 2019
This week's Torah portion lists 74 laws, including the law of gleaning, which says that fallen crops must be left for widows and orphans, as seen in "Gleaners" by James Tissot.
Posted inColumns

As the new year approaches, we must turn away from indifference

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand September 13, 2019September 12, 2019
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Posted inBooks

Can’t break free from your devices? ‘24/6’ offers guide for healthier living

by Liz Harris September 12, 2019

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