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Once upon a time at Congregation Beth Sholom. (Screenshot/bethsholomsf.org)
Posted inFirst Person

A synagogue choir is not to be applauded … or is it?

Stephen Saxon by Stephen Saxon February 8, 2022February 15, 2022
Bonnie Slavitt in her newly remodeled kosher kitchen. (Photo/Emma Goss)
Posted inJewish Life

These Bay Area women are building the kosher kitchens of their dreams

Jew,  Jewish,  J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss February 8, 2022November 2, 2022
an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
Posted inTorah

Our hands and heads held high, let’s scale those spiritual heights

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan February 4, 2022February 4, 2022
Michael Pappas, executive director of the San Francisco Interfaith Council, addresses the Colleyville hostage crisis in a speech delivered from the bimah at Congregation Emanu-El on Jan. 21, 2022. (Screenshot)
Posted inUncategorized

Interfaith leader: Why I stand with Colleyville’s Jews

by Michael Pappas February 3, 2022February 4, 2022
Miriam Anzovin has captured widespread attention for her irreverent TikTok Talmud commentaries. (Screenshot)
Posted inOpinion

Raunchy, sarcastic TikTok Talmud commentary isn’t profane. It’s Torah.

David Zvi Kalman by David Zvi Kalman and JTA January 31, 2022February 2, 2022
D’li the water bucket, AKA Aquarius, the sign of the Jewish people, in a 1322 German prayerbook.
Posted inColumns

Horoscopes for Adar I: There’s no place like home

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude January 31, 2022
A view of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 17, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Emil Lippe-Getty Images)
Posted inTorah

In a time of crisis, set aside resentments and rouse your better angels 

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon January 27, 2022January 27, 2022
A list of names of Jewish passengers who arrived at Ellis Island in 1913.
Posted inMixed & Matched

I don’t have a ‘Jewish’ name, and other Jews won’t leave me alone about it

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler January 26, 2022
A sign of solidarity was placed in front of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas.(Photo/Forward-Haya Panjwani)
Posted inLocal Voice

I let an unhoused man into my synagogue before Colleyville. How will we respond next time?

Rabbi Joshua Ladon by Rabbi Joshua Ladon and JTA January 21, 2022January 24, 2022
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inTorah

Shifting focus from everyday anxieties opens us to encounters with God

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg January 21, 2022January 20, 2022

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