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Posted inColumns

I’m looking for a synagogue. Here are my (many) demands.

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler January 4, 2018January 4, 2018
"Joseph Converses With Judah, His Brother" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inColumns

Judah’s lesson: Words have the power to create worlds — choose carefully

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider December 22, 2017December 22, 2017
You're seriously trying to tell us this isn't Christian?
Posted inHolidays

How to tell people you’re perfectly fine without Christmas

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler December 15, 2017
Detail from "Joseph Interprets the Dream of Pharaoh," Jean-Adrien Guignet, 19th century
Posted inColumns

We all feel alone and forgotten sometimes. Even Joseph the dreamer.

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand December 15, 2017December 14, 2017
Rabbi Yosef Langer of Chabad of S.F. lights the Bill Graham menorah in Union Square in 2014. (Photo/Natalie Schrik)
Posted inJewish Life

Kindle the lights and pass the latkes — menorah lightings around the Bay

by J. Staff December 12, 2017December 13, 2017
"Joseph Reveals His Dream to His Brethren" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inColumns

Avoiding important issues doesn’t heal relationships

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 8, 2017
From the cover of "Hanukkah Harvie vs. Santa Claus: The Christmukkah Kerfuffle"
Posted inParenting

8 kids’ Hanukkah books that are a mixture of traditions

by Penny Schwartz December 5, 2017December 4, 2017
Ayelet Waldman argues the case against Hanukkah while Rabbi Sydney Mintz Skypes in. (Photo/Courtesy Reboot)
Posted inJewish Life

O Hanukkah! No Hanukkah! Holiday debated in S.F.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 4, 2017December 6, 2017
Soon-to-be-cantor Jessica Leash is one of the founders of Ha-Emek, which has since rearranged itself into Silicon Valley Jewish Meetup.
Posted inJew in the Pew

Year-old congregation is a well of Renewal in a valley of tech

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 30, 2017June 10, 2026
"Jacob Wrestling with the Angel" Gustave Doré, 1855
Posted inColumns

Why it matters that we’re People of Israel instead of People of Jacob

Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi by Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi November 30, 2017November 30, 2017

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