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Posted inFirst Person

I wish I didn’t need to prove myself as a patrilineal Jew

by JTA and Shoshannah Tikvah August 27, 2019August 27, 2019
“Walk only in God’s paths,” says this week’s Torah portion. (Photo/Pixabay)
Posted inColumns

In these trying times, what are we to do? Here’s the Torah’s answer.

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg August 23, 2019August 22, 2019
We shouldn't be so quick to pat ourselves on the back for welcoming interfaith families, writes Edmund Case. (Photo/Flickr-alborzshawn CC BY 2.0)
Posted inUncategorized

Welcome mat for interfaith families needs more unrolling

Edmund Case by Edmund Case August 21, 2019
Rabbi Zac Kamenetz during his first psilocybin experience at Johns Hopkins University (Photo/Courtesy Kamenetz)
Posted inJewish Life

Can psychedelics heal the Jewish people? This rabbi is exploring that question.

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 20, 2019May 12, 2020
A 37°North Shabbat dinner in Berkeley this past summer (Photo/Courtesy Hamaqom)
Posted inNews

Lehrhaus Judaica sheds its name, expands mission

by Sue Fishkoff August 20, 2019August 20, 2019
In the midst of the 1948 War of Independence, an IDF soldier and his best girl take a beach break to cool off from the August heat.
Posted inPhotography

For Tu B’Av, enjoy 9 sweet photos of Israelis in love

Rachel NeimanISRAEL21c logo by Rachel Neiman and ISRAEL21c August 16, 2019August 16, 2019
The prophet Isaiah by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

To see clearly, seek comfort in community

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan August 16, 2019August 15, 2019
Exterior of Sinai Memorial Chapel in San Francisco
Posted inLocal Voice

How my internship at a Jewish funeral home changed me

Jacob Isaacs by Jacob Isaacs August 13, 2019
Shulamit Rosner, organizer of “Tu B’Av: Jewish Evening of Love, a Senior Singles’ Gathering” (Photo/Rachel Raskin-Zrihen)
Posted inHolidays

Older? Seeking romance? Come to Vallejo for Tu B’Av

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen August 12, 2019August 12, 2019
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Posted inMusic

Spotify’s Jewish music makes me feel like a kid again

Rabbi Yael Buechler by Rabbi Yael Buechler and JTA August 12, 2019

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