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Posted inJewish Life

I’m done passing as a matrilineal Jew

by Rabbi Emily Cohen February 5, 2020February 5, 2020
Kristin Eriko Posner in San Francisco (Hannah Bauhofer) and her cross-stitched linen challah cover (Nicole Morrison Photography)
Posted inUncategorized

This designer’s Judaica reflects her Jewish Japanese identity and aesthetic

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 5, 2020February 5, 2020
Samantha Kanofksy does some of her best thinking — and not thinking — in nature. (Kai)
Posted inTu Bishvat

This Tu B’Shevat, cleanse the mind through ‘forest bathing’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 4, 2020February 4, 2020
The main cast of "The Good Place."
Posted inTV & Film

Saying goodbye to ‘The Good Place’ from my place (Judaism)

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz February 3, 2020February 4, 2020
"Shtisel" co-creator Yehonatan Indursky and Haredi activist Pnina Pfeuffer discuss the show at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, Jan. 29, 2020. (S. Smith Patrick)
Posted inTV

‘Shtisel’ creator and haredi activist discuss change among Israel’s ultra-Orthodox

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 31, 2020February 6, 2020
"Moses Speaks to Pharaoh" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

In a divided present or in ancient Egypt — what is the cost of freedom?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan January 31, 2020January 30, 2020
A mohel performs a circumcision during a bris (or brit milah) ceremony. (Cheskel Dovid/Wikimedia CC BY 3.0)
Posted inMixed & Matched

Circumcision is still a volatile topic. Can the divide be bridged?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler January 28, 2020
D’li the water bucket, AKA Aquarius, the sign of the Jewish people, in a 1322 German prayerbook.
Posted inReligion

Month of Shevat: Old gives way to new

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude January 27, 2020
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Moses was full of doubt. God trusted him anyway.

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein January 24, 2020January 23, 2020
The cover of the first issue of Captain America, published in 1941, famously features Captain America giving Hitler what for.
Posted inJew in the Pew

Is it permitted to punch a Nazi? Consult the internet Talmud.

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky January 21, 2020August 17, 2022

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