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a colorful illustration of two men hefting a large branch with a large bunch of grapes on it
Posted inJewish Life

The Torah’s persuasive warning against confirmation bias

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen June 16, 2023June 16, 2023
Calligraphy by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan reading 'El na refa na la,' a line from this week's Torah portion.
Posted inColumns

This soothing healing prayer puts care and comfort into the world

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan June 9, 2023June 9, 2023
Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock on "Star Trek") repurposed the hand gesture used during the Priestly Blessing as the otherworldly Vulcan salute. (Photo/CBS)
Posted inTorah

The priests are gone, but their special prayer still fills me with awe

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon June 1, 2023June 1, 2023
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, founder of Jewish Renewal, at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village, Connecticut, in 2007. (Photo/JTA-Daniel Sieradski)
Posted inOpinion

Overdue or overdone? Two scholars hope to secure the legacy of ‘Jewish Renewal’

by Andrew Silow-Carroll May 30, 2023May 30, 2023
The illustration that inspired this column by artist Davi Cheng (Copyright Be'Chol Lashon)
Posted inTorah

Mount Sinai’s lessons include a powerful one about Jews of color

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
An Israeli postage stamp from 1961 depicts Gemini, the sign of the Hebrew month of Sivan. The Hebrew text reads "Mazal T'omim — the sign of Gemini" and "Chodesh Sivan — the month of Sivan." (Photo/Flickr-karen horton CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for Sivan: To change your luck, change your place

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude May 23, 2023May 23, 2023
Warm Radicchio Salad With Lentils (Photo/Micah Siva)
Posted inReligion

Conservative movement OKs vegetarian and vegan restaurants without kosher supervision

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg May 22, 2023
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Moses required solitude, even though the people resented it

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein May 19, 2023May 18, 2023
Many traditional Shavuot foods, like cheesecake, are hard for lactose-intolerant Jews to digest. (Pixabay)
Posted inHolidays

Shavuot 2023: Where to learn, eat cheesecake and more around the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 17, 2023
The new location of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies is a few blocks away from the kosher establishments and synagogues of Los Angeles’ Pico-Robertston neighborhood. (Photo/JTA-Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News-SCNG)
Posted inEducation

Conservative Ziegler rabbinical school to relocate to ‘heart of Jewish life’ in Los Angeles

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev May 15, 2023May 16, 2023

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