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A crowd of Black women of all ages wearing white robes raise their hands in the air
Posted inReligion

Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd gets a boost in the U.S. with picture books and new resources

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA November 22, 2022
"Burial of Sarah" by Gustave Dore
Posted inColumns

What did Isaac see at the ‘Well of Vision’?

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon November 18, 2022November 18, 2022
Two images: on the left, a white bowl filled with a salad of barley and greens; on the right, an image of a smiling woman with her arms crossed.
Posted inRecipe

‘Honey mustard goes back to the Talmud’: Rabbi writing book on food of the sages

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer November 17, 2022
"The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah," John Martin, 1852
Posted inTorah

Are guilty or hateful leaders worthy of our prayer?

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg November 11, 2022November 10, 2022
a smiling white woman in a purple top looks up from a digital movie camera
Posted inFirst Person

My phone went missing on Rosh Hashanah — and it was awesome 

Samantha Grant (Photo/Sarah Deragon) by Samantha Grant November 8, 2022November 8, 2022
“The Caravan of Abraham” by James Tissot, ca. 1900.
Posted inTorah

Like Abraham, you can go on an epic journey

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein November 4, 2022November 3, 2022
"Noah's Ark" (1846) by Edward Hicks
Posted inJewish Life

Ark, who goes there? It’s us, Noah’s fellow quarantiners

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf October 28, 2022October 27, 2022
Post-tashlich Shabbat service at the Peninsula JCC's Hamlin Garden, led by (from left) Cantor Doron Shapira, Rabbi Laurie Matzkin, musician Michael Battat and Rabbi Lisa Kingston.
Posted inFirst Person

Kicking off 5783 with spirituality and community on the Peninsula

Rabbi Laurie Matzkin by Rabbi Laurie Matzkin October 26, 2022October 27, 2022
Akrav (AKA Scorpio), ruling sign of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, as drawn in a 1322 German Shavuot prayer book.
Posted inColumns

Horoscopes for the month of Cheshvan: the nose knows

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude October 25, 2022
An Ethiopian Jewish pillow depicting Adam and Eve (Photo/Sue Fishkoff)
Posted inTorah

Like Abraham and Sarah, you can steer yourself to be the human you want to be

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg October 21, 2022October 21, 2022

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