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Congregation Sherith Israel's first in-person Shabbat service in over a year, June 18, 2021. (Photo/Natalie Schrik)
Posted inTorah

As we return to community life, we will dwell again under the tent

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf June 25, 2021June 24, 2021
Amanda Beckenstein Mbuvi will be the next head of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the first Black Jew to hold the top position at a rabbinical school.
Posted inReligion

For the first time, a Black Jew will lead an American rabbinical school

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA June 21, 2021
Why isn't Wile E. Coyote falling? Because he hasn't looked down yet.
Posted inTorah

Where the Jewish people’s enduring faith and optimism comes from

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg June 18, 2021June 17, 2021
Cantor Sharon Bernstein of Congregation Sha'ar Zahav participates in the Pride Seder on June 13, 2021. (Screenshot)
Posted inReligion

‘It reminds us why Pride exists’: S.F. Pride Seder honors queer liberation

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb June 16, 2021June 23, 2021
Detail from "The Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram" by Gustave Doré, 1865
Posted inTorah

Unite for a positive cause, not against a common enemy

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen June 11, 2021June 10, 2021
An Israeli postage stamp from 1961 depicts Cancer, the sign of the Hebrew month of Tammuz. The Hebrew text reads "Mazal Sartan — the sign of Cancer" and "Chodesh Tammuz — the month of Tammuz." (Photo/Flickr-karen horton CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for month of Tammuz: Homing in on the living waters

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude June 10, 2021
a flowery wedding canopy at sunset by the beach
Posted inMixed & Matched

Creating an interfaith wedding inspired by Jewish tradition

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler June 9, 2021
(Photo/Flickr-enki22 CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inAct Two

I’m tired of singing alone. Bring on the whole-iness of choirs!

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent June 7, 2021
a colorful illustration of two men hefting a large branch with a large bunch of grapes on it
Posted inTorah

Without visiting, can you really know Israel?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan June 4, 2021June 3, 2021
Star of David necklaces are a signifier of Jewish identity and, some fear, a potential risk during times of antisemitism. (Photo/JTA-Getty)
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Conversion students are asking me if it’s safe to become Jewish. This is what I tell them.

Rabbi Ruth Adar by Rabbi Ruth Adar and JTA June 3, 2021

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