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“Pharaoh Notes the Importance of the Jewish People” by James Tissot, 1900
Posted inTorah

Finding the balance between righteousness and self-righteousness

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg January 17, 2020January 17, 2020
Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer of The Kitchen at her previous congregation, Romemu in New York City. (Courtesy of The Kitchen)
Posted inReligion

The Kitchen lands three-year grant to expand musical outreach

by Dan Pine January 16, 2020January 17, 2020
Alter, smiling, seated in a sunlit office full of books
Posted inBooks

Jewish Book Council awards recognize Cal prof Robert Alter, book on history of Jewish women

by JTA and J. Staff January 15, 2020January 21, 2020
“Ephraim” by Francesco Hayez, 1843.
Posted inTorah

A name that exhorts us not to forget, not to disengage

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon January 10, 2020January 9, 2020
Rev. Kaloma Smith addresses hundreds of people who gathered Jan. 5 at University AME Zion Church in Palo Alto after the predominantly black church was vandalized. (AME Zion Facebook)
Posted inLocal Voice

Standing in solidarity with others strengthens us when we must stand up for ourselves

by David Waksberg January 7, 2020January 8, 2020
Gidi (aka Capricorn) as drawn in a 1322 German Shavuot prayer book
Posted inAstrolojew

Month of Tevet: Growing up and getting real

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude January 2, 2020January 17, 2020
Rabbi Moshe Tom Heyn of Coastside Jewish Community
Posted inNorthern California

Drawn to the beauty of the coast, JuBu rabbi lucks into a congregation too

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 31, 2019January 7, 2020
a lit menorah in a window
Posted inTorah

How will we bring a little extra light into the world this Hanukkah?

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman December 26, 2019December 24, 2019
Ram Dass, right, born Richard Albert, with his friend Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. (Joan Halifax/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inReligion

Discovering Ram Dass the Jew

Rabbi Zac Kamenetz by Rabbi Zac Kamenetz December 24, 2019
Jessica Meir's Hanukkah socks, seen far above earth. (JTA/Jessica Meir/Twitter)
Posted inHanukkah

Astronaut Jessica Meir tweets Hanukkah message from space

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 23, 2019

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