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A woman strains as she reaches into the branches of a tree with a pruning tool
Posted inTu Bishvat

Branch out at these Bay Area events for Tu Bishvat, the Jewish New Year for the Trees

by J. Staff February 7, 2025February 7, 2025
"Lamentations Over the Death of the First-Born of Egypt" by Charles Sprague Pearce (1877)
Posted inTorah

The Torah is worried about the effects of violence — even on the perpetrators

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg January 30, 2025January 30, 2025
Holocaust Memorial at the California Legion of Honor in San Francisco (Photo/Library of Congress-Carol M. Highsmith)
Posted inHolocaust Remembrance Day

Where and how to observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day around the Bay Area

by J. Staff January 23, 2025January 24, 2025
Rabbi Ari Berman delivers a benediction at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, Jan. 20, 2025 (Screenshot)
Posted inPolitics

Inauguration 2025: Rabbi Ari Berman gives benediction saying Trump ‘acutely feels’ hostage families’ pain

by Jacob Kornbluh January 20, 2025January 20, 2025
A watercolor painting of a red-haired bearded man draped in rough, dark furs leads a younger man with an innocent look through a forest
Posted inTorah

The hidden cost of holding grudges isn’t worth paying

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg January 9, 2025January 9, 2025
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (R) participates in a ceremonial swearing-in with Sen. Elissa Slotkin, as her father Curt holds a Jewish text at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 3, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Elissa Slotkin sworn into Senate on Reform movement women’s Torah commentary

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 6, 2025January 6, 2025
Painting of Biblical Joseph in Egypt
Posted inTorah

Joseph transformed the worst moment in his life into a blessing

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler January 2, 2025January 2, 2025
An electric menorah is lit up as JCCSF celebrates Hanukkah at Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, Dec. 15, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inTorah

Hope at the end of Joseph’s story can carry us through our uncertain times

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon December 26, 2024December 26, 2024
(Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

What my relatives’ Christmas celebrations taught me about observing Hanukkah

Rabbi Adina Allen by Rabbi Adina Allen December 24, 2024December 24, 2024
The "National Menorah" in Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2023. (Ted Eytan/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOpinion

8 candles, 80 opinions: The many meanings of an American Hanukkah

Rabbi Leon A. Morris by Rabbi Leon Morris December 24, 2024December 24, 2024

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