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A mosaic in the synagogue of Enschede, Netherlands, shows the hand signal given by priests when they recite the Priestly Blessing, which is described un Naso, this week's Torah portion. (Photo/Wikimedia-Kleuske CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inTorah

Sweat the small stuff — or nothing at all

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg June 13, 2019
Jewlia Eisenberg leads a song at the JeWitch Collective’s “Song of Songs Seder Celebrating Queer Sexuality” in the yurt at Urban Adamah in Berkeley, May 19. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inJew in the Pew

Magic, sex and blessings at an unconventional seder in Berkeley

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 12, 2019June 14, 2019
The imposing facade of a synagogue on Santiago, Chile (Photo/Wikimedia-Ignacio Falcon CC BY 1.0)
Posted inMixed & Matched

My dad is 100% Jewish, but I’m scared to enter a synagogue

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler June 7, 2019June 10, 2019
Shoshana, Yossi and Dan Fendel will teach at the East Bay JCC's Tikkun Leyl Shavuot
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Three generations pulling Shavuot all-nighter in Berkeley

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 6, 2019
"The Numbering of the Israelites," engraving by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux, mid-19th century
Posted inTorah

Count us in: Jews must stand up with pride

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon June 6, 2019
Sammy Miller and the Congregation will play at "Night Shift," a late-night Shavuot event in a Palo Alto shopping center, June 8, 2019.
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An eclectic Shavuot all-nighter in a Palo Alto shopping center

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 5, 2019June 5, 2019
Many traditional Shavuot foods, like cheesecake, are hard for lactose-intolerant Jews to digest. (Pixabay)
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Shavuot’s dairy treats are a test of intestinal fortitude — but they don’t have to be

Sarah Gold by Sarah Gold June 3, 2019
The Berlin Holocaust memorial (Photo/Maharat Victoria Sutton)
Posted inTorah

How can we ensure blessings in a world filled with curses?

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton May 30, 2019May 23, 2019
Jerusalem gay pride parade, Sept. 18, 2014. (Photo/JTA-Hadas Paush-Flash90)
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We Orthodox Jews desperately need gay rabbis

Rabbi Daniel Landes by Rabbi Daniel Landes May 28, 2019May 28, 2019
Farmland in the Golan Heights. (Photo/Wikimedia-Shifra Levyathan CC BY 2.5)
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Leaving the world better than you found it

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand May 24, 2019May 30, 2019

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