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“Moses Smiteth the Rock in the Desert,” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Brave refugees reflect the Divine. They deserve our greatest care.

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman July 12, 2019July 11, 2019
Dr. Sara Imershein in the abortion clinic where she works in Falls Church, Va., July 2, 2019 (Photo/JTA-Ron Kampeas)
Posted inUncategorized

This doctor provides abortions and brit milahs. She says her Jewish values drive both practices.

by JTA and Ron Kampeas July 11, 2019July 11, 2019
(Photo/Wikimedia)
Posted inMixed & Matched

The ‘real’ Jews told me I wasn’t Jewish

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler July 11, 2019
SB 652, known as the “mezuzah bill,” would bar California landlords and condo associations from prohibiting “the display of religious items,” such as mezuzahs, of a certain size on doors and doorframes. (Photo/Wikimedia-00dahc)
Posted inBay Area

‘Inscribe them on your doorposts’: California lawmakers pass ‘mezuzah bill’

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 10, 2019August 13, 2019
At a gathering earlier this year in New York, attendees brainstormed for a new Jewish holiday: Yom HaTzedek — Day of Justice. (Photo/Courtesy Andrew Mandel)
Posted inJew in the Pew

He’s on a quest to create a new Jewish holiday — Yom HaTzedek, a Day of Justice

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 9, 2019July 9, 2019
(From left) the four members of Temple Mishkan Israel in Selma, Alabama: Hanna Berger, Ronnie Leet, Joanie Gibian Looney and Charles Pollack — stand in front of the Torah ark. (Photo/JTA-Amy Milligan)
Posted inU.S.

Selma’s only synagogue has 4 members — but they have a plan for the future

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales July 8, 2019July 8, 2019
a black and white woodcut of them tumbling into a huge ravine
Posted inUncategorized

When defying authority is morally and spiritually obligatory

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein July 5, 2019July 11, 2019
Rabbi Mira Rivera of New York's Romemu congregation in her office (Photo/JTA-Josefin Dolsten)
Posted inU.S., Religion, Jewish Life, News

A Filipino-American dancer turned rabbi wants to change the conversation about Jews of color

Josefin Dolsten by JTA and Josefin Dolsten July 3, 2019July 5, 2019
From “The Grapes of Canaan” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Be cognizant of your fears, but don’t let them overpower you

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg June 27, 2019
A scene from this week's Torah portion, "The Gathering of the Manna" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

When a loved one is stressed — about school, wandering in the desert, etc. — just be present

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan June 20, 2019June 20, 2019

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