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"The Finding of Moses" by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1904.
Posted inTorah

Is there power in keeping your name the same?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan January 13, 2023January 13, 2023
"Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph" by Rembrandt, 1656
Posted inJewish Life

Sometimes, an inflated capital-T Truth is needed to deflate disharmony

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon January 6, 2023December 30, 2022
Artist Julie Weitz tries on a tallit katan prototype. (Photo/Courtesy Tzitzit Project.)
Posted inJewish Life

Embracing their place on ‘the fringes,’ queer artists reimagine Jewish ritual garments for all bodies

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA January 4, 2023January 4, 2023
"Joseph, Overseer of the Pharaoh's Granaries" by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1874
Posted inColumns

The ABC’s of fixing a relationship SNAFU in your life

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 30, 2022
The Levi-Katz family holds a seder, from the Chicago production of "In Every Generation." (Photo/Liz Lauren)
Posted inCulture

Passover in January: ‘In Every Generation’ comes to Mountain View stage

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 29, 2022January 3, 2023
Gidi (aka Capricorn) as drawn in a 1322 German Shavuot prayer book
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for the month of Tevet: People get ready, there’s a change a-comin’.

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude December 23, 2022January 9, 2023
"Mattathias Appealing to Jewish Refugees" by Gustav Doré, 1866
Posted inTorah

This week’s dark Torah portion prepares us for ascent into the light

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein December 23, 2022December 22, 2022
Covers of "ParshaNut" and "Dirshuni"
Posted inBooks

Unconventional Torah commentaries add valuable perspectives to the mix

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman December 22, 2022December 23, 2022
Donny Osmond in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
Posted inTorah

Drama, intrigue, fashion: The story of Joseph has it all

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf December 16, 2022December 15, 2022
Power outages are commonplace across Ukraine as Russia continues to attack power stations. Here is a view of Lviv, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Pavlo Palamarchuk-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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In Ukraine, Hanukkah candles are a lifeline in the midst of power outages

by Steve Lipman and JTA December 15, 2022

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