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Al Rosen's seder this year will include the whacking of his homemade Pharaoh piñata. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inPassover

Why this S.F. man’s seder features a Pharaoh piñata

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 16, 2019April 16, 2019
Screenshot from "Prince of Egypt," as Moses begins to feel pangs of empathy for Hebrew slaves
Posted inPassover

Passover is a time to practice empathy for ‘the stranger’ among us

Rabbi Lavey Derby by Rabbi Lavey Derby April 15, 2019April 15, 2019
Rabbi Ted in the studio at KPCA in Petaluma
Posted inCulture

Live from Petaluma, Rabbi Ted is on the air

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 15, 2019April 17, 2019
an off iPhone sitting on a white surface
Posted inLocal Voice

The benefits of unplugging on Shabbat last all week

Tiffany Shlain by Tiffany Shlain April 12, 2019
Screenshot from "Period. End of Sentence.," a documentary about women in rural India
Posted inJewish Life

Women must be free from stigma. Period.

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon April 11, 2019
Cover art from the "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" edition of the classic Maxwell House haggadah
Posted inTV & Film

Pop culture can enrich the seder, but the Mrs. Maisel haggadah is a gimmick

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz April 11, 2019April 11, 2019
stacks of kippot in all sizes and colors at a market in Israel
Posted inFirst Person

As a woman, wearing a kippah is a transgressive act

Patricia Keer Munro by Patricia Keer Munro April 10, 2019April 11, 2019
Rice, lentils, chick peas, beans and other legumes shown in a produce market in Netanya, Israel. (Photo/JTA-David Silverman-Getty Images)
Posted inColumns

The Passover kitniyot argument isn’t worth a hill of beans

by Andrew Silow-Carroll April 9, 2019April 15, 2019
Moses, as illustrated by Max Chernley in Saul Sugarman's "Gay Passover: The Gayest Version of Exodus Ever Told"
Posted inPassover

An only-in-S.F. gay haggadah reflects writer’s own journey

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller April 8, 2019June 21, 2019
Sarah before the miraculous birth of her son, Isaac, by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inColumns

Conception is still miraculous — especially for those who struggle with infertility

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton April 4, 2019April 4, 2019

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