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Part of the Blossom Catering menu for The Kitchen's 2018 Shavuot Banquet (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inColumns

A Shavuot banquet that went beyond blintzes; Solomon’s Deli in soft opening

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 31, 2018May 31, 2018
Rabbi Jaymee Alpert at her previous synagogue in New York
Posted inNews

New South Bay rabbi mixes physical fitness with spiritual fitness

by Rob Gloster May 30, 2018
Rabbi Benay Lappe leading a May 22-23 SVARA workshop at Palo Alto JCC (Photo/Michael Kohn)
Posted inJewish Life

Chicago rabbi in Palo Alto: ‘Queer lens’ on Talmud could revitalize faith

Michael Kohn by Michael Kohn May 29, 2018May 29, 2018
The names of lynching victims are inscribed on weathered steel columns that hang from the ceiling at The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo/JTA-Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post-Getty Images)
Posted inColumns

When we allow social injustice to continue, we steal from God

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg May 25, 2018
A view of the Negev desert (Photo/Wikimedia-Andrew Shiva CC BY-SA 4.0)
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This week, we enter the wilderness. Will we ever find our way out?

by Rabbi Rebecca Gutterman May 18, 2018May 18, 2018
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Why some Israelis celebrate Shavuot with flowers in their hair

Rachel Neiman by Rachel Neiman May 17, 2018May 17, 2018
Ruth, the heroine of the biblical book that bears her name, was the first convert to Judaism. Painting by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inReligion

A letter from Ruth the Moabite to King Donald of America

Rabbi Arthur Waskow by Rabbi Arthur Waskow May 15, 2018May 15, 2018
The Gemini segment of the famous Beit Alfa Synagogue astrological floor mosaic
Posted inColumns

Sivan: a time for communication, journeying and receiving Torah

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude May 14, 2018May 14, 2018
Posted inShavuot

Get your fill of all-night cheesecake and Torah at these Shavuot events

by J. Staff May 14, 2018May 14, 2018
The Liberty Bell, currently on display at the Liberty Bell Center in Philadelphia, includes an inscription from Behar, this week's Torah portion. (Photo/National Parks Service)
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The liberty to acquire possesions is not liberty at all

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon May 11, 2018

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