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Shoppers faced with empty produce shelves in Belfast, Jan. 14, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Charles McQuillan-Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

A Brexit Passover food shortage is forcing the Jews of Ireland and Northern Ireland to work together

by Jacob Judah and JTA March 24, 2021
Rabbi Jan Uhrbach will become interim dean of the Rabbinical School at The Jewish Theological Seminary of America in July. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy JTS)
Posted inReligion

Jewish Theological Seminary names first woman as dean of its rabbinical school

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA March 23, 2021
A screenshot of a virtual Seder for U.S. lawmakers hosted by Mazon, a Jewish hunger relief advocacy group, March 18, 2021. (Screenshot/Courtesy Mazon)
Posted inNews

Record 33 lawmakers from both parties join Mazon’s hunger seder

by Ron Kampeas and JTA March 19, 2021
Rabbi Ruth Adar
Posted inBay Area

‘Coffee Shop Rabbi’ taking over as HaMaqom director

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 19, 2021
Photo of a chocolate cake with candles that spell out "Happy Birthday"
Posted inTorah

Vayikra is bad for birthday cakes, but good for life guidance

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf March 19, 2021March 18, 2021
D’li the water bucket (AKA Aquarius), the astrological sign of the Jewish people, in a 1322 German prayerbook.
Posted inAstrolojew

Month of Nisan: Resetting our spiritual clocks

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude March 16, 2021March 15, 2021
Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland held its first indoor service in a year, March 14, 2021.
Posted inFirst Person

Getting vaccinated was a lesson in humility and gratitude

Rabbi Gershon Albert by Rabbi Gershon Albert March 15, 2021March 16, 2021
a seder plate with shank, egg, maror, haroset, parsley and and orange
Posted inReligion

Virtual seders coming to you live from across the Bay Area

Rebecca Landau by Rebecca Landau March 12, 2021July 9, 2021
Detail from an illustration in "Figures de la Bible" (1728) shows the two cherubim facing each other on top of the ark.
Posted inTorah

Here it is, a Divine truth: See the good in Jews you don’t agree with

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg March 12, 2021March 12, 2021
Rabbi Mark Bloom leads a socially distanced outdoor Friday night service at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, March 5, 2021. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inReligion

Our Pandemic Year: Bay Area rabbis look ahead to a post-pandemic future

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 11, 2021March 16, 2021

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