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“Moses and the Ten Commandments,” engraving by H. Martin, ca. 1850
Posted inColumns

God has many voices. Which one will you listen to?

Rabbi Adina Allen by Rabbi Adina Allen August 9, 2018
A classic Giants Jewish Heritage Night giveaway; the hats reads "Giants," transliterated into Hebrew
Posted inColumns

The ‘giants’ of the Torah and the Giants of S.F.

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider August 2, 2018August 2, 2018
Protesters at a Jewish rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in New York City demonstrate against the government’s border separation policy, June 21, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Ben Sales)
Posted inTorah

As we mourn on Tisha B’Av, look to Isaiah’s vision of a healed nation

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg July 19, 2018July 26, 2018
Richard Siegel was the director emeritus of the Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management, headed the National Foundation for Jewish Culture and co-edited the seminal “Jewish Catalog” series of guides to do-it-yourself Judaism.
Posted inReligion

In US Judaism, we’re all ‘Catalogists’ now

by Andrew Silow-Carroll July 17, 2018
(Illustration/JTA-Charles Dunst-image via Wikimedia Commons and Twitter)
Posted inTisha B'Av

Why liberal Jews should embrace Tisha B’Av, this year more than ever

by Rabbi Diana Fersko July 17, 2018July 17, 2018
Claes Cornelisz Moeyaert, "Moses Ordering the Slaughter of the Midianites," 1650 (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inTorah

What can we glean from the Bible’s disturbing passages?

Rabbi Adina Allen by Rabbi Adina Allen July 13, 2018July 13, 2018
The mazal (zodiac sign) for the Hebrew month of Av is Aryeh the lion, seen here on the famous astrology mosaic at the ancient Beit Alfa synagogue in Israel.
Posted inColumns

Month of Av: Making sense of the highest highs and lowest lows

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude July 11, 2018
Rainbow-colored challah at Congregation Sha'ar Zahav's 2018 Pride Shabbat. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inColumns

Pride Shabbat is this LGBTQ synagogue’s highest holiday

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 6, 2018June 26, 2020
Pinchas gets a little stabby in this week's Torah portion. But does the Torah say that's OK?
Posted inTorah

Does the Torah sanction acts of zealotry?

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon July 5, 2018July 5, 2018
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I found religion. My partner left it. What will happen to our kids?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler June 29, 2018

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