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Hallie Dolcourt’s seder setup (COURTESY DOLCOURT)
Posted inPassover

How Bay Area Jews coped with seder-in-place

by J. Staff April 13, 2020April 14, 2020
The second annual women's seder led by Geri Kahn (top left) was held on Zoom on April 5. (RACHEL RASKIN-ZRIHEN)
Posted inPassover

Our seder celebrated the courageous women of the Passover story

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen April 10, 2020April 10, 2020
Moses Prince of Egypt Exodus
Posted inTorah

How to tell a Jewish story: ‘Yes, we can!’ not ‘No, we can’t’

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg April 10, 2020
A researcher studies samples of the coronavirus in a state-run laboratory in Pennsylvania. (Photo/Flickr-GovernorTomWolf CC BY 2.0)
Posted inLocal Voice, Passover, Religion, Health, Holidays, Opinion

Passover, Covid-19 and the dangers of inhumane healthcare

Rabbi Jon Sommer by Rabbi Jon Sommer April 7, 2020April 7, 2020
In lieu of gatherings to remember Holocaust victims and read aloud their names publicly, Yad Vashem is asking the international public to record themselves reading the names of Holocaust victims and share their videos on social media using the campaign’s hashtags , #RememberingFromHome #ShoahNames. (COURTESY YAD VASHEM)
Posted inUncategorized

Yad Vashem to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day with at-home name-reading videos

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA April 6, 2020April 6, 2020
"The Holy of Holies" from the 1890 Holman Bible
Posted inPassover

Passover in the Holy of Holies

Rabbi Gedalia Potash by Rabbi Gedalia Potash April 3, 2020April 3, 2020
What makes Shabbat HaGadol — the Great Shabbat — so great? It's all about the goat. (LIBRESHOT/MARTIN VOREL)
Posted inPassover

What makes the ‘Great Shabbat’ so great? How do we make it meaningful this year?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 2, 2020April 2, 2020
a seder plate with shank, egg, maror, haroset, parsley and and orange
Posted inPassover

List of virtual seders from Bay Area Jewish groups

by J. Staff April 2, 2020April 7, 2020
Rabbi Elliot Kukla
Posted inFirst Person

Disability during a pandemic: Why you should put a spoon on your seder plate this year

Rabbi Elliot Kukla by Rabbi Elliot Kukla April 1, 2020April 1, 2020
a field of wheat
Posted inNews

Sinai Chapel’s annual Passover ‘wheat money’ fund takes on added importance this year

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 31, 2020April 1, 2020

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