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The first day of creation, according to the Nuremberg Chronicle
Posted inColumns

Being true to your divine origin is lofty but doable

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg October 12, 2017
Rabbi Lauren Henderson (left) and another student look at source sheets at a Jewish learning session at Base Hillel Chicago, November 2016. (Photo/Couretsy Hillel International)
Posted inSimchat Torah

Behold the ‘source sheet’ — the essential technology of modern Torah study

by Andrew Silow-Carroll October 11, 2017January 12, 2018
Muriel's balcony sukkah in S.F., with paper lanterns that recall her family tradition of celebrating the Chinese Harvest Moon Festival, which coincides with Sukkot. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inColumns

My mid-Sukkot slump — Kohelet is a real downer

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 10, 2017May 9, 2018
A man praying at the the century-old Ohel Shelomoh Synagogue in Kobe, Japan, June 26, 2009. (Photo/JTA-Serge Attal-Flash90)
Posted inJewish Life

In Japan, Sukkot requires creativity — and sometimes a bit of smuggling

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz October 10, 2017
JCRC's Ilana Kaufman speaking at "Sukkot on the Green" at University of San Francisco about her experiences as a Jew of color in the professional Jewish world, Oct. 4 2017 (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inColumns

An easy start to Sukkot: ‘Open Doors’ at USF and sunny skies in the Mission

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 6, 2017September 1, 2018
(Photo/Wikimedia-Gilabrand CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inColumns

A sukkah is much more than just a temporary booth

Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi by Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi October 6, 2017October 4, 2017
Decorating the sukkah (Photo/Courtesy Hazon)
Posted inColumns

May we help you find a sukkah?

Eric GoldbrenerLarry Rosen by Eric Goldbrener and Larry Rosen October 4, 2017October 3, 2017
A large group aliyah during the Shabbat morning Torah service at Wilderness Torah's Sukkot on the Farm, Oct. 2016 (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inJewish Life

6 outside-the-booth Sukkot events around the Bay

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 2, 2017October 6, 2017
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Posted inColumns

Sukkot is the perfect intro to Judaism for your boyfriend

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler October 1, 2017September 29, 2017
GatherDC is hosting a Yom Kippur event at the Sauf Haus Bier Hall & Garten in the nation's capital. (Photo/Courtesy Sauf Haus Bier Hall & Garten)
Posted inJewish Life

Why is this Orthodox rabbi holding Yom Kippur in a beer garden?

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten September 29, 2017September 29, 2017

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