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From "Jacob's Ladder" by William Blake, 1805
Posted inColumns

Be present, persevere — and climb the long ladder

by Rabbi Aubrey Glazer November 23, 2017November 21, 2017
(Photo/Pixabay CC0)
Posted inColumns

My Jewish girlfriend doesn’t like Christmas. What am I doing wrong?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler November 23, 2017November 21, 2017
From "Jonathan and David" by Gustave Doré
Posted inColumns

It’s Esau vs. David in a special episode of ‘Family Feud’

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan November 16, 2017November 16, 2017
(Photo/Wikimedia-Olaf.herfurth CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Do I report a member of my Orthodox community for breaking Shabbat?

Jonathan Harris by Jonathan Harris November 15, 2017
"Abraham's Counsel to Sarai" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inJewish Life

How’s life treating you? Look to Sarah for the answer

by Rabbi Rebecca Gutterman November 9, 2017November 8, 2017
Posted inReligion

Tales of near-death experiences come to area Chabads

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 6, 2017
Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac, as depicted in a Welsh missal, ca. 1310 (Photo/National Library of Wales)
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In ‘sacrifice’ of Isaac, learning to see oneself in both father and son

by Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin November 2, 2017November 2, 2017
"Abraham's Journey from Ur to Canaan" by József Molnár, 1850
Posted inColumns

Are you a sage, or a guide? The difference is subtle

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider October 27, 2017October 26, 2017
Train. You guys remember that band? No? "Drops of Jupiter." Yeah, those guys.
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Waiting for a sign that pain and sorrow will be no more

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand October 20, 2017October 18, 2017
The remains of willow branches, thrashed on the ground at the conclusion of Hoshana Rabba at Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco, Oct. 12, 2017. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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Sukkot ends: The rites and meals are over, but the gates never close

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 16, 2017October 16, 2017

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