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A 19th-century Ukrainian art print of a family seder
Posted inFirst Person

The power of Passover, and of grandparents

by Sue Fishkoff April 14, 2022April 14, 2022
an illustration of a traditional seder plate, with olives, a sunflower, an artichoke and an orange next to it
Posted inUncategorized

A sunflower for Ukraine? A tomato for farmworkers? Here’s why I’m sticking to the basics on my Passover seder plate.

Rabbi Sari Laufer by Rabbi Sari Laufer and JTA April 14, 2022April 14, 2022
Bread! (Photo/Wikimedia-3268zauber CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inTorah

Expel that yeast! (And get rid of the thorn from your own life) 

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg April 8, 2022April 7, 2022
Matzah travels on the production line of the Tiferet HaMatzot factory in Dnipro, Ukraine, Dec. 8, 2014. (Photo/JTA-Cnaan Liphshiz)
Posted inLocal Voice

This year, matzah symbolizes Ukrainian courage and resistance

Rabbi Gedalia Potash by Rabbi Gedalia Potash April 6, 2022
An acorn on the seder plate brings the struggle of the indigenous peoples of Northern California into the Passover story. (Photo/piqsels.com)
Posted inLocal Voice

Why we’ve started putting an acorn on our seder plates 

Rabbi Dev Noily by Rabbi Dev Noily April 5, 2022April 5, 2022
Rabbi Serena Eisenberg and Israel's then-Consul General Shlomi Kofman at the AJC Diplomats Seder at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, March 22, 2018. (Photo/AJC-Mariah Tiffany)
Posted inNews

Bay Area Passover seders: free and low-cost community options

by J. Staff April 4, 2022April 14, 2022
a photo of a shooting star
Posted inAstrolojew

Jewish horoscopes: Wish upon a star — for the first time since 1856

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude April 1, 2022April 4, 2022
"Miriam Shut Out From the Camp" by James Tissot
Posted inTorah

When toxic talk led to a physical disease

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 1, 2022April 1, 2022
a colorful, somewhat abstract explosion of neon colors on a dark blue background, surrounded by some of the Hebrew text of the seder
Posted inReligion

New haggadahs for 2022: politics, pop culture, art, history, QR codes and more

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 29, 2022March 31, 2022
"The Two Priests Are Destroyed" by James Tissot, ca. 1900, shows Nadav and Avihu being struck down in this week's Torah portion, Shemini.
Posted inTorah

Why is the Rabbi of Chelm contemplating the Indigo Girls?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan March 25, 2022March 24, 2022

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