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"Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867
Posted inTorah

In our time of exile, we are not alone

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg July 31, 2020July 30, 2020
A man with a long beard, black hat and cableknit sweater stands on the deck of a yacht with a "Rally Rabbi" sign behind him
Posted inSports

S.F. Giants’ first home game blessed by seafaring ‘Rally Rabbi’

by Gabriel Greschler July 29, 2020July 30, 2020
four women in scrubs pray on a rooftop
Posted inReligion

A holiday marking one societal rupture, Tisha B’Av spurs Jewish creativity amid another

by Penina Beede and JTA July 29, 2020
Reading mournful texts in the dark is a Tisha B'Av tradition. (Photo/JTA-Yaakov Lederman-Flash90)
Posted inTisha B'Av

Most Jews don’t know much about Tisha B’Av. That gives us educators a huge opportunity.

Tova Birnbaum by Tova Birnbaum July 28, 2020July 28, 2020
a woman in silhouette looks toward a sunset
Posted inMixed & Matched

There is life after interfaith relationships. I didn’t marry my Jewish fiancé and it worked out OK.

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler July 28, 2020
"Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867
Posted inColumns

Month of Av: How can this summer get any worse?

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude July 27, 2020
Black and white drawing of Moses.
Posted inTorah

We can’t always be in control of our destiny

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein July 24, 2020July 30, 2020
a black and white engraving of a crowd of people marching through a dessert
Posted inTorah

If you’re grateful, don’t just say it — you have to feel it, too

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg July 17, 2020July 16, 2020
two screenshots from sefaria. one shows a page of talmud sanhedrin, the other shows the beginning of the US constitution.
Posted inReligion

After digitizing the Talmud, Sefaria seeks to do the same to democracy

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
a clay-red plate with two skewers of beef cubes and one skewer of colorful small tomatoes
Posted inTisha B'Av

Recipes for Av: Tofu skewers for mourning, smoky beef kebabs for love

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer July 14, 2020July 20, 2020

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