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Sammy Miller and the Congregation will play at "Night Shift," a late-night Shavuot event in a Palo Alto shopping center, June 8, 2019.
Posted inShavuot

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)
Posted inShavuot

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)
Posted inUncategorized

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)
Posted inUncategorized

Leaving the world better than you found it

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand May 24, 2019May 30, 2019
Protesters on both sides of the abortion issue gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the Right To Life March in Washington, Jan. 18, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

What does Jewish law say about abortion?

Ephraim Sherman by Ephraim Sherman May 23, 2019
Phish performs on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," Oct. 10, 2016. (Photo/JTA-Andrew Lipovsky-NBC-NBCU Photo Bank)
Posted inMusic

Academic conference explores Phish and the Jews

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA May 22, 2019
The ark doors at Congregation Agudas Achim in Austin, Texas, mimic an ancient depiction of the Hebrew calendar. (Photo/Rabbi Neil Blumofe)
Posted inTorah

I’m using this space to write about time

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman May 16, 2019May 16, 2019
an open bible
Posted inMixed & Matched

It hurt to learn I wasn’t considered Jewish or Christian

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler May 15, 2019
Through June 1, the recently renovated Oakland Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is open to the public for the first time in 55 years,  (Photo/Courtesy Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Posted inReligion

A journey into the Holy of Holies — in a Latter-day Saints temple

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky May 14, 2019October 30, 2024

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