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"The Golden Calf," c. 1896–1902 by James Tissot
Posted inTorah

Let’s be real: It’s hard for people to believe in an invisible God

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein March 13, 2025March 13, 2025
Jamie Marx, "The Spiel Guy" (left) has written Purimspiels used by hundreds of synagogues — including Congregation Shir Hadash in Los Gatos, seen here enjoying his "Encanto"-themed spiel.
Posted inReligion

450 synagogues have turned to ‘The Spiel Guy’ for their Purimspiel scripts

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss March 11, 2025March 11, 2025
An antique illustration of Esther's banquet from the Purim story from a book published in London in 1876. (Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Christian conservatives have appropriated Queen Esther as a symbol. Let’s take her back.

Amichai Lau-LavieJulie Dorf by Amichai Lau-Lavie and Julie Dorf March 10, 2025March 10, 2025
A Megillah at the Jewish Museum of Greece in Athens, 2013. (Tilemahos Efthimiadis via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inTorah

Purim, our most radical holiday, rejects fatalism and fear

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg March 6, 2025March 7, 2025
Joanne Greene and husband Fred with their granddaughter on Purim in 2022.
Posted inPurim

Party like it’s 5785: Where to celebrate Purim around the Bay Area

by J. Staff March 4, 2025March 12, 2025
Chai Cycle, a group of local Jews who bike around the Bay Area and break for learning Torah and Talmud, put their branded water bottles together outside the Orinda BART Station on Feb. 23, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Tour de Torah? East Bay Jewish cycling group looks to expand its radius

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi February 27, 2025February 27, 2025
Detail of a print from the Phillip Medhurst Collection of Bible illustrations in the possession of the Rev. Philip De Vere at St. George’s Court, Kidderminster, England.
Posted inTorah

Tabernacle’s construction can become a north star for faith in God, ourselves

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler February 27, 2025February 25, 2025
Havdalah ceremony
Posted inOpinion

‘Can’t check our identity at the door’: Insights from first survey of Queer Jews of Color

by Sage Cassell-Rosenberg February 24, 2025February 24, 2025
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inTorah

Even one of Judaism’s most cryptic rules can lead to personal revelations

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon February 20, 2025February 20, 2025
Newly ordained Rabbi Elizheva Hurvich is celebrated with a ritual led by kohenet Amanda Nube (left) in Hurvich's backyard in Oakland on Jan. 19, 2025. (Sue Fishkoff/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

What’s new with Jewish Renewal in the Bay Area?

by Sue Fishkoff February 19, 2025February 20, 2025

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