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Rabbi Shai Held delivers the keynote address at the Z3 Conference in Palo Alto, Nov. 5, 2023. (Shir Shelef/Courtesy Oshman Family JCC)
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Visiting Bay Area, Rabbi Shai Held discusses how Jews can disagree, lovingly

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 11, 2024November 21, 2024
a black and white engraving of a man on a camel traveling with a large flock of sheep
Posted inTorah

At a time of great vulnerability, we must embrace the unknown

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon November 7, 2024November 8, 2024
a hand holds up a sign that says "Trump" in Hebrew and English
Posted inPolitics

For some Orthodox Jews, joy and a little schadenfreude as their candidate reclaims the White House

Louis Keene by Louis Keene November 7, 2024November 7, 2024
A man wears a hat that says "Make America Pray Again"
Posted inPolitics

What Christian nationalism has in store for Jews and other religious minorities

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev November 5, 2024November 5, 2024
Three women stand talking near a circular piece of art made of Hebrew letters
Posted inOpinion

Why I’m rewriting the Torah with women at the center

by Yael Kanarek October 31, 2024November 1, 2024
"Noah's Ark" (1846) by Edward Hicks
Posted inTorah

Is it possible that Noah was all ark and no might?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen October 31, 2024October 31, 2024
(JTA illustration)
Posted inOpinion

Why I wrote a prayer to be said on the Shabbat before Election Day

David Zvi Kalman by David Zvi Kalman October 31, 2024October 31, 2024
a man with a mustache and beard grins menacingly as he holds up a skull inscribed all over with letters and numbers
Posted inTalking With ...

Q&A: Founder of Center for Monster Studies isn’t scared when the lights go down

by Sue Fishkoff October 30, 2024October 31, 2024
Our Oct. 14, 2016 cover story was about a pair of California etrog growers.
Posted inFrom the Archives

What’s up with the etrog? How this inedible citrus entered Jewish life

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 21, 2024January 27, 2025
a timelapse photo shows blurs of people circling a bimah carrying Torahs as a guitar player stands in the center
Posted inReligion

Silent dancing on Simchat Torah? A joyous Jewish holiday is remade for a mournful anniversary.

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and Deborah Danan October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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