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"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
engraving of several women standing before moses, who is seated on a throne
Posted inTorah

A closer look at the heroism of the daughters of Zelophechad

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 10, 2020July 9, 2020
Balaam is stopped by an angel while on his way to curse the Israelites, as in this week's Torah portion, from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicles.
Posted inTorah

In this week’s Torah portion, the fine line between intention and action

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton July 3, 2020July 2, 2020
two images: the cover of the book "I Am The Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book," which features an illustration of a dark-skinned boy in a yoga tree pose; and a photo of the author, a smiling white woman with long dark hair standing in front her synagogue.
Posted inReligion

S.F. rabbi’s picture book brings kids to Torah by way of yoga

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 1, 2020July 8, 2020
a painting of Joseph standing before Pharaoh and his courtiers
Posted inTorah

Lessons from a Biblical leader who confronted climate change

Adam Cole by Adam Cole July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Noam Sienna is the author of “A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts from the First Century to 1969.”
Posted inPride

A treasure trove of LGBTQ texts from two millennia of Jewish history

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 29, 2020July 8, 2020

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