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Altars from 3rd century BCE temple compound in Tel Arad containing burned cannabis residue (Photo/Israel Museum)
Posted inJewish Life

Finding awe in the Days of Awe — with cannabis

Rabbi James Kahn by Rabbi James Kahn September 8, 2022September 14, 2022
Goldie's Bagels in Columbia, Missouri, is giving away free bagels and coffee to those who cannot afford to pay. (Photo/Courtesy Amanda Rainey; Design/JTA-Jackie Hajdenberg)
Posted inFood

Missouri bagel shop goes viral for Talmud-inspired effort to feed the needy

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA September 6, 2022September 6, 2022
Moses at the Burning Bush by James Tissot
Posted inColumns

Friending God: how we keep each other close

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg September 2, 2022September 1, 2022
During the service, Krieger wears a tallit, gold booty shorts and a couple strings of pearls — and nothing else. “It’s really hot there,” he said. (Photo/Courtesy Krieger)
Posted inReligion

Burning Man is back. Get ready for a 1,000-person Shabbat bash in the desert.

Louis Keene by Louis Keene and Forward August 29, 2022August 29, 2022
A 1961 Israeli postal stamp depicting Virgo, the sign of the month of Elul. (Photo/Flickr-Karen Horton CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inColumns

Jewish horoscopes: As Rosh Hashanah approaches, be your own action hero

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude August 26, 2022August 26, 2022
Activists hold signs calling on President Joe Biden to cancel student debt and not resume student loan payments outside the White House, Dec. 15, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Paul Morigi-Getty Images for We, The 45 Million)
Posted inTorah

Wipe out everyone’s debt? Is the Torah serious about that?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen August 26, 2022August 25, 2022
Cantor Malachi Kanfer. (Photo/Forward-Ellen Dubin Photography)
Posted inFirst Person

Sanctifying the stutter: How I embraced my speech disorder as a cantor

by Malachi Kanfer and Forward August 24, 2022August 24, 2022
Leonard Cohen in Nashville in 1968. (Photo/JTA-Tony Vaccaro-Getty Images)
Posted inTorah

What are these Shabbats of Solace? Let Leonard Cohen explain.

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan August 19, 2022August 18, 2022
A portion of Philissa Cramer's conversation with BlenderBot 3, including one of many invitations to its synagogue — yes, its synagogue. (Screenshot)
Posted inReligion

BlenderBot, Meta’s AI chatbot, really, really wants you to check out its synagogue

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 16, 2022
In episode 5 of "The Rehearsal," Nathan Fielder navigates the complexities of an interfaith family — sort of. (Photo/Courtesy HBO)
Posted inTV & Film

Nathan Fielder’s HBO show ‘The Rehearsal’ offers an unusual portrayal of interfaith parenting gone wrong

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA August 15, 2022

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