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Nechama Langer (seen here in the wearable art she made from her ketubah) is the daughter of a San Francisco Chabad dynasty — but she's charting her own Jewish course. (Photo/Miriam Kanani)
Posted inReligion, Jewish Life

This student priestess is pushing the boundaries of Hasidic tradition

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 16, 2017July 16, 2017
Participants at the consecration of the Gan Yarok cemetery in Mill Valley in 2010 (Photo/Amanda Pazornik)
Posted inColumns, Religion, Mixed & Matched, Jewish Life, Seniors

Will my religious desires be met when I die?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler July 14, 2017July 12, 2017
black and white engraving -- a woman kneels before Moses begging
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

The lesson in an abhorrent biblical murder

by Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin July 13, 2017July 10, 2017
"Moses Strikes the Rock" by Richard Andre, 1884
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

When Moses boils over, we take stock of our own anger

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider June 29, 2017
a long body-shaped dummy is spread out on a table in front of an audience as women discuss what to do with it
Posted inCommunity, Religion, Jewish Life

Body work: Caretakers of the Jewish dead gather in Marin

Alissa Greenberg by Alissa Greenberg June 26, 2017June 27, 2017
a black and white woodcut of them tumbling into a huge ravine
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

On agreeing to disagree, and the importance of minority opinions

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand June 23, 2017June 22, 2017
frances stands smiling in the sherith israel sanctuary with stained glass behind her
Posted inReligion, Jewish Life, Seniors

This 98-year-old woman is converting to Judaism after lucky raffle win

by Rob Gloster June 21, 2017June 22, 2017
a colorful illustration of two men hefting a large branch with a large bunch of grapes on it
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

4 ways to act with wisdom and grace when all around a nation is in chaos

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg June 15, 2017June 16, 2017
Zarchi is looking up and gesturing toward a utility cable
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jew in the Pew, Jewish Life

Walking the line: A tour of San Francisco’s Jewish metaphysical geography

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 14, 2017June 15, 2017
Rabbi Leon
Posted inCommunity, Religion, Jewish Life

This rabbi lives in L.A., works in S.F. — and roots for the Giants

by Rob Gloster June 12, 2017

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