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From the cover of "The Berenstain Bears: God Bless Our Country"
Posted inParenting

Since when are the Berenstain Bears evangelical Christians — and do I still want them in our neighborhood library?

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein December 7, 2020
Chabad in Houston usually drops pieces of gelt from a helicopter, but social distancing derailed that event this year. (Photo/JTA-Chabad of Uptown)
Posted inU.S.

Across Texas, the show of outdoor Hanukkah festivities must go on

by Jeff Siegel and JTA December 4, 2020
"The Meeting of Esau and Jacob" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inColumns

Are you like Jacob, willing to humble yourself to avoid conflict?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen December 4, 2020December 3, 2020
Rabbi Yosef Langer of Chabad of S.F. lights the Bill Graham menorah in Union Square in 2014. (Photo/Natalie Schrik)
Posted inJewish Life

Safe menorah lightings to brighten Hanukkah around the Bay

Rebecca Landau by Rebecca Landau December 2, 2020July 9, 2021
Michelangelo's Leah
Posted inColumns

Why Leah’s ability to give thanks should be our model for today

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton November 27, 2020November 25, 2020
"Thanksgiving at Plymouth" by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, 1925.
Posted inThanksgiving

Thanksgiving was established during an American crisis. Then and now, Judaism teaches us to be grateful.

Rabbi Moshe Hauer by Rabbi Moshe Hauer and JTA November 25, 2020November 25, 2020
Rick Doblin is a leading advocate for the use of MDMA in psychotherapy. A clinical trial he championed produced favorable results this year. (Photo/JTA-Ben Harris; Illustration/JTA-Grace Yagel)
Posted inNews

Meet Rick Doblin, the Jewish psychedelics advocate working to turn a club drug into legal medicine

by Ben Harris and JTA November 24, 2020November 24, 2020
Jewish Family and Children’s Services’ San Francisco food bank has become a primary food source for many during the pandemic. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inOpinion

We must step up our charitable giving — our tzedakah — during the pandemic

by Yvette Alt Miller and JTA November 23, 2020November 23, 2020
A renaissance painting of two people, one of them Esau, speaking while crouched over a small flame
Posted inTorah

A saga that begins with strife and ends with hope

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan November 20, 2020November 19, 2020
(From left) Israeli deputy consul general Matan Zamir, Rabbi Pam Frydman, Rabbi Susan Leider, Rabbi Jill Perlman and Rabbi Nat Ezray on a 2019 Board of Rabbis trip to Israel.
Posted inNews

NorCal Board of Rabbis leaders get their 15-minute close-ups

by Dan Pine November 17, 2020November 23, 2020

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