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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
a very rough line sketch of a pig on a parchment-like background
Posted inOff the Shelf

Award-winning book on Jews and pigs roots through ancient taboo

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman February 19, 2025February 19, 2025
A single piece of matzah sitting on a white surface
Posted inSmall Bites

Enter our ‘Matzah Madness’ recipe competition; Boichik Bagels goes to L.A.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 18, 2025February 18, 2025
Moses and Jethro in the 1956 film "The Ten Commandments"
Posted inTorah

Advice to Moses still stands: Leaders must earn the trust of the people

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

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