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From the collection of the British Museum, an illustration of Aaron lighting the menorah, ca. 1280
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

What kindles the Jewish soul?

Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi by Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi June 8, 2017June 7, 2017
Noily stand before a group of people speaking
Posted inReligion, Jewish Life

Beyond he and she: New expressions of gender arrive in the rabbinate

Laura Pall by Laura Paull June 7, 2017June 20, 2018
Posted inUncategorized

The High Holy Days aren’t actually over — welcome to Sukkot!

by Rabbi Rebecca Gutterman October 20, 2016October 6, 2017
Posted inUncategorized

Why I’m going to services for the first time in 25 years

Paul Golin by Paul Golin September 30, 2016May 19, 2021
Singer dances in the center of a group of women, smiling and hosting a Torah scroll up over her head
Posted inJewish Life

You’ve come a long way, rabbi: 40 years of women in the pulpit

by Dan Pine August 25, 2016April 12, 2018
Posted inReligion

Bay Area catching on to Tu B’Av, Jewish holiday of love

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein August 11, 2016August 14, 2024
Posted inJew in the Pew

Shavuot: Long night’s journey into dawn

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 17, 2016May 22, 2025
Posted inCulture

A new prayer space where dancing inspires divine flow

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 13, 2016April 4, 2025
Posted inColumns

In this welcoming Jewish community, God is not on the guest list

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky January 29, 2016October 26, 2017
Posted inJewish Life

Berkeley professor completes 20-year translation of the Zohar

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 23, 2015October 9, 2018

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