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“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Moses and me: chasing the flock back into the gazebo

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg August 9, 2019August 8, 2019
a row of men sitting in synagogue wearing kippahs, seen from the back
Posted inMixed & Matched

Does the perfect synagogue exist? In a word: no

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler August 8, 2019August 8, 2019
Jasmine Alston and her 2-year-old (not shown) attended an Aug. 1 protest at the San Francisco ICE office. (Photo/Tova Ricardo)
Posted inNews

Progressive groups mark Tisha B’Av with monthlong ICE protests

Tova Ricardo by Tova Ricardo August 7, 2019August 8, 2019
A vigil in Dayton, Ohio in memory of the nine people gunned down on the street earlier in the day, Aug. 4, 2019 (Photo/City of Dayton Public Affairs)
Posted inOpinion

America’s death lottery comes to Dayton — and the words come all too easily

Marshall Weiss by Marshall Weiss August 7, 2019August 9, 2019
The columnist's daughter gathers what the Bible calls "gleanings."
Posted inParenting

Our family mitzvah: picking fresh produce for those in need

by Julie Levine August 5, 2019August 7, 2019
Posted inJewish Life

At Walnut Creek shul, the cantor is now the rabbi, too

by Dan Pine August 2, 2019August 5, 2019
"Cities of refuge", 1901 by the Providence Lithograph Company. (Flickr/Elias Friedman)
Posted inTorah

Shelter from the storm: Sanctuary cities then and now

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon August 1, 2019August 8, 2019
Meditation at Romemu in New York City
Posted inReligion

Mindfulness, tai chi and more at unorthodox NY yeshiva

Ben Sales by Ben Sales July 27, 2019August 5, 2019
“Moses Names Joshua to Succeed Him” by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1860
Posted inTorah

Changing of guard in the Torah reveals two very different forms of leadership

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton July 25, 2019August 8, 2019
Jewish astrologer Lorelai Kude in her Berkeley home, July 17, 2019 (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inJew in the Pew

Time to rethink everything you’ve been told about Jews and astrology

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 23, 2019January 13, 2026

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