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engraving of several women standing before moses, who is seated on a throne
Posted inTorah

In this week’s Torah portion, women stand up for their rights — and win

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
An image released by NASA on July 12, 2022, shows the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region in the Carina Nebula, captured in infrared light by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. (Photo/JTA-NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI-Handout via Xinhua)
Posted inOpinion

The James Webb Telescope looks at the universe through the eyes of God

Rabbi Benjamin Resnick by Rabbi Benjamin Resnick and JTA July 19, 2022
Balaam is stopped by an angel while on his way to curse the Israelites, as in this week's Torah portion, from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicles.
Posted inTorah

Judaism’s revolutionary approach to history

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg July 15, 2022July 14, 2022
Dean MacDonald in his San Francisco studio
Posted inCulture

Artist Dean MacDonald’s reimagined mezuzahs go beyond the doorframe

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene July 8, 2022July 8, 2022
“Moses Smiteth the Rock in the Desert,” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

So you’ve got this kind of miracle, and this kind, and … 

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 8, 2022July 7, 2022
Rabbi Gershon Albert of Oakland's Beth Jacob Congregation wrote the tune for a new single from the hipster Hasid duo Zusha.
Posted inMusic

New single from hipster Hasid band Zusha features tune by Oakland’s Rabbi Gershon Albert

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 7, 2022July 7, 2022
people sit smiling in a crowd as they take in a learning session
Posted inReligion

Ready to Limmud? Jewish learning festival returns to Bay Area

by J. Staff July 6, 2022July 6, 2022
Participants in a program at Urban Adamah, where Shefa's cannabis retreat will be held. (Photo/Courtesy Urban Adamah)
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Zac Kamenetz, the psychedelic rebbe of Berkeley, seeks applicants for Jewish cannabis retreat

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 1, 2022July 8, 2022
Detail from "The Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram" by Gustave Doré, 1865
Posted inColumns

Don’t sleep through the rebellion

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan July 1, 2022June 30, 2022
a colorful illustration of two men hefting a large branch with a large bunch of grapes on it
Posted inJewish Life

How this lesser-known biblical character helped fulfill the Jewish people’s destiny

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon June 24, 2022June 23, 2022

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