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Tomer Persico is a visiting professor at UC Berkeley and a Shalom Hartman Institute scholar-in-residence.
Posted inReligion

For Israeli scholar of New Age Judaism, there’s no place like Berkeley

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 1, 2019February 4, 2019
Karen Galatz and great-nephew Ryan visit New York City
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

At the storied Eldridge Street Synagogue, my nephew is a minyan-making hero

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz January 29, 2019February 1, 2019
Moses and Jethro in the 1956 film "The Ten Commandments"
Posted inUncategorized

When getting it all done gets to be too much

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman January 24, 2019
Day Schildkret with his work "Ode to Autumn"
Posted inCulture

Healing the soul with artistic altars in nature

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 23, 2019January 23, 2019
a black and white of bernstein seated at a piano, making annotations on a piece of sheet music
Posted inMusic

A concert of cantors will pay tribute to the Jewish music of Leonard Bernstein

by Rob Gloster January 17, 2019
In a 1902 painting, Moses addresses Pharaoh before his court
Posted inTorah

Overturning an unjust regime? This week’s Torah portion has a lot to say.

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg January 10, 2019
Quadruplets Noa, Nathan, Elie and Emma Friedman-Lowenthal lead kiddush during their joint b'nai mitzvah at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, Nov. 17, 2018
Posted inJewish Life

Quad Mitzvah — four babies born to Marin couple 13 years ago celebrate together

Laura Pall by Laura Paull January 10, 2019January 11, 2019
An Olive tree in a field
Posted inTu Bishvat

Best events to celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the ‘new year of the trees’

by J. Staff January 9, 2019January 9, 2019
Cantor Jonathan Friedmann
Posted inBay Area

Secular Humanist Jews to hold conference in Hayward this month

by J. Staff January 9, 2019January 16, 2019
Rabbi Jaymee Alpert leads a prayer during “Neshama Body & Soul” at Congregation Beth David in Saratoga on Dec. 16. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inJew in the Pew

Is it an exercise class or a prayer service? All I know is I’m very sore.

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky January 9, 2019January 9, 2019

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