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Jordan Rosenblum is a professor of Jewish studies and art history at the University of Wisconsin. (Photo/Courtesy Rosenblum)
Posted inReligion

Lecture on booze as a gateway chug into rabbinic thinking

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 9, 2020September 9, 2020
Rabbi Mark Bloom streams a live Shabbat service from Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, May 2020. (Photo/Michael Fox)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Covid, race protests, wildfires on tap for High Holiday sermons

by Sue Fishkoff September 8, 2020September 8, 2020
Writer Anne Lamott (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Writer Anne Lamott to offer thoughts on courage at Days of Awe event

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 8, 2020September 8, 2020
“King David Playing the Harp” by Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. King David is traditionally understood as the writer of the Book of Psalms.
Posted inYom Kippur

Bold prayers and broad vision determine the quality of our lives

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg September 4, 2020September 3, 2020
Democratic supporters on webcams celebrate after Joe Biden formally becomes the Democratic nominee for president during the virtual Democratic National Convention, Aug. 19, 2020. (Photo/JTA-David Cliff-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inHigh Holidays

What synagogues streaming High Holiday services can learn from the political conventions

Steve Rabinowitz by Steve Rabinowitz and JTA August 31, 2020August 31, 2020
A High Holiday service at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. (Photo/File)
Posted inReligion

How to find free and accessible High Holiday services during the pandemic

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 31, 2020September 14, 2020
Main sanctuary of Eldridge Street Synagogue (Photo/Wikimedia-Jason3081 CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inMixed & Matched

Are my friends giving me bad advice about conversion?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler August 28, 2020
This week's Torah portion introduces the commandment to leave fallen harvest in the field to be "gleaned" by the poor, as illustrated here in "The Gleaners" by Gustave Doré from the 1865 La Sainte Bible.
Posted inTorah

Giving is a pillar that holds up the world

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen August 28, 2020August 27, 2020
a long shofar resting on a table
Posted inYom Kippur

A year without a synagogue?

Rabbi Stephanie KramerRabbi Lisa Kingston by Rabbi Stephanie Kramer and Rabbi Lisa Kingston August 27, 2020August 28, 2020
In this screenshot from the RNC’s livestream of the 2020 Republican National Convention, Rabbi Aryeh Spero addresses the virtual convention on August 26, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Rabbi Aryeh Spero, a longtime right-wing Republican, blesses RNC and President Trump

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 27, 2020

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