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"Moses Speaks to Pharaoh" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Just like the ancient Israelites, we’re uncertain about our future

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf January 29, 2021January 28, 2021
Professor Rachel Gross of San Francisco State University's new book is "Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice." (Photo/Gary Sexton)
Posted inReligion

In ‘Beyond the Synagogue,’ Jews find religion in delis and museums

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 28, 2021March 12, 2021
This building, at Geary Blvd. and 20th Avenue, will be home to a new San Francisco Russian Jewish community center.
Posted inReligion

San Francisco Russian Jewish community gets its own center

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 28, 2021February 8, 2021
Tobin Mitnick really loves trees, and wants you to, too. (Photo/Courtesy Mitnick)
Posted inComedy, Culture, Religion, Holidays, Tu Bishvat, Jewish Life

Q&A: TikTok’s comic ‘Jew Who Loves Trees’ wants you to take Tu B’Shevat very, very seriously

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 27, 2021January 27, 2021
Redwoods and fog in Redwood National Park. (Photo/Wikimedia-Michael Schweppe CC BY SA)
Posted inLocal Voice

Tu B’Shevat is more than trees — it’s about our link in the chain

Tamar Zaken by Tamar Zaken January 26, 2021January 27, 2021
A page from the famed German Birds’ Head Haggadah, ca. 1300.
Posted inTorah

Being there for someone means imagining what it’s like to be them

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg January 22, 2021January 21, 2021
D’li the water bucket, AKA Aquarius, the sign of the Jewish people, in a 1322 German prayerbook.
Posted inUncategorized

Month of Shevat: Amid the chaos, you’ll get by with a little help from your friends

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude January 18, 2021January 19, 2021
Rabbi Jordan Hersh has been deployed as part of the Maryland Army National Guard to the U.S. Capitol since a mob of Trump supporters stormed it on Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Hersh)
Posted inU.S.

‘There was something holy about this space’: Meet a rabbi deployed to the US Capitol with the National Guard

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 18, 2021
"Moses Speaks to Pharaoh" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inColumns

Playing God’s name game can show us a brighter future 

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen January 15, 2021January 15, 2021
"Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers" Renaissance painting by Peter von Cornelius
Posted inOpinion

Torah offers inspiration for drawing near, even in these times of separation

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg January 11, 2021

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