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An Omer calendar from 1904 by Baruch Zvi Ring. (Wikimedia)
Posted inTorah

From Passover to Shavuot: What the Omer offering teaches us about growth

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 30, 2026April 30, 2026
(From left) An ancient Israelite priest, high priest and a Levite (Charles Foster, 1873)
Posted inTorah

A holy life demands more than following the law — it means doing what’s right

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein April 23, 2026April 23, 2026
"Miriam Shut Out From the Camp" by James Tissot
Posted inTorah

We are all outliers, seeking a way back to our communities

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein April 16, 2026April 16, 2026
an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
Posted inTorah

Energy we spend on ourselves may be better used for others

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 9, 2026April 9, 2026
Karolyn Feeks Maws, who is Christian, her Jewish husband, Tony Maws, and their 8-year-old son Charlie Maws, decorate their Christmas tree with a homemade Star of David. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

National support group for interfaith Jewish families guts staff amid funding crisis

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg April 8, 2026April 8, 2026
Participants dance through the “Red Sea” during the Deadhead seder in San Rafael on April 4. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inPhotography

Annual Deadhead seder is definitely different from all others

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins April 7, 2026April 14, 2026
A 300-pound plaster sphinx head from Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 film "The Then Commandments," which was buried along with the rest of the set under the sand at Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes for almost a century. (Courtesy Dunes Center)
Posted inPassover

10 things to do with your kids during Passover in Northern California

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 7, 2026April 7, 2026
The seder plate at last year's “Coming Home: A Sensual Seder for Love and Liberation” event. (Courtesy Mira Stern)
Posted inIdeas

This seder leans on sensory experiences and a ‘liberation chic’ dress code

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 3, 2026April 6, 2026
painting about Israelite slavery
Posted inTorah

Passover points to the true source of antisemitism

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
A woman shows a missile alert notification on her mobile phone as residents take cover indoors following missile fire from Iran toward Israel on the eve of the Passover, in Mishmar David, April 1. 2026. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
Posted inPassover

Seder under sirens: Israelis mark Passover in the shadow of war with Iran

by Theia Chatelle April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

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