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Rabbi Levi Potash putting the finishing touches on a Torah scroll.
Posted inBay Area

Redwood City rabbi’s new role as ritual scribe fits him to a ‘tav’

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen April 3, 2023April 5, 2023
"West Covina" from "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
Posted inThe Bagel Report

The Crazy-Ex Girlfriend Audio Haggadah

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels April 3, 2023
"Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907
Posted inTorah

In Moses’ self-doubt, a great lesson in humility

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein March 31, 2023March 31, 2023
Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi provided the illustrations in “For Our Freedom.” (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Project Kesher)
Posted inReligion

The first Passover haggadah in Ukrainian marks a community’s break with Russia

by David I. Klein and JTA March 30, 2023March 30, 2023
a two-page spread from the Asufa haggadah: on the left, an illustration of the characters of the Exodus as if they are on a Star Wars movie poster; on the right, the text of the "Vehi She'amda" portion of the seder
Posted inReligion

AI rushes in, but the best of 2023’s new haggadahs are human-made

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 28, 2023October 23, 2025
Daveed Diggs stars in the third episode of "Extrapolations" on Apple TV+.
Posted inThe Bagel Report

‘Extrapolations’ and AI haggadahs

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels March 27, 2023
a happy baby sitting in a man's lap with a book
Posted inJewish Life

UPDATED: Passover events for kids and families around the Bay Area

by J. Staff March 27, 2023March 29, 2023
"The Songs of Joy" by James Tissot, showing Miriam and the other Israelite women singing after crossing the Red Sea
Posted inAstrolojew

Passover horoscopes: Be brave, but don’t be a bully

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude March 24, 2023March 24, 2023
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inTorah

How can we all live together amicably? Leviticus explains.

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf March 24, 2023March 23, 2023
Boxes of Trader Joe's matzah for sale. (Photo/JTA-Isabella Armus)
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What makes Trader Joe’s new matzah different from all other matzah?

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA March 22, 2023March 29, 2023

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