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Oakland teen Naomi Moskowitz at a mosque in Casablanca
Posted inTravel

‘Here’s lookin’ at you, kid’: Bay Area teen studies Arabic in Morocco

Hannah Jannol by Hannah Jannol July 26, 2018July 30, 2018
Aryeh Green near his hometown of Beit Shemesh in the center of Israel on the last day of his trek (Photo/Yonatan Green)
Posted inBooks

A life-changing hike down the spine of Israel

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn June 13, 2018
The names of lynching victims are inscribed on weathered steel columns that hang from the ceiling at The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo/JTA-Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post-Getty Images)
Posted inFirst Person, Local Voice, Opinion, Travel

The Montgomery lynching memorial is a project of American teshuvah

Rabbi Michael Lezak by Rabbi Michael Lezak May 2, 2018May 3, 2018
Nightlife in Tel Aviv is way too cool for the guys in this column. (Photo/Flickr-Israel Tourism CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inIsrael at 70

Middle aged man goes to Tel Aviv, tries to look cool

Larry RosenEric Goldbrener by Larry Rosen and Eric Goldbrener April 11, 2018April 11, 2018
United Airlines will begin using Boeing ER 777-300s on the SFO-TLV route, allowing the airline to offer less expensive fares on that route. (Photo/Flickr-Bill Abbott CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inTravel

It’s about to cost $300 less to fly SFO-TLV on United

by J. Staff March 23, 2018March 23, 2018
The harbor of the picturesque Arab Israeli fishing village Jisr az-Zarqa (Photo/Bill Strubbe)
Posted inNews

Israel’s only seaside Arab village wants you to come visit

Bill Strubbe by Bill Strubbe January 4, 2018January 3, 2018
Sheila Ash in the sitting room of Noe’s Nest, her San Francisco bed and breakfast. (Photo/Joyce Goldschmid)
Posted inJewish Life

‘Stylish’ doesn’t begin to describe this eccentric Noe Valley B&B owner

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 17, 2017
A man praying at the the century-old Ohel Shelomoh Synagogue in Kobe, Japan, June 26, 2009. (Photo/JTA-Serge Attal-Flash90)
Posted inJewish Life

In Japan, Sukkot requires creativity — and sometimes a bit of smuggling

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz October 10, 2017
Michael Zimmerman in front of Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation, the synagogue he belongs to in Ajijic, Mexico (Photo/Carol Kaufman)
Posted inJewish Life

These Bay Area retirees are finding tranquility, and Judaísmo, in Mexico

by Carol Kaufman September 29, 2017September 27, 2017
The columnist's family on vacation (Photo/Julie Levine)
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With my family, in nature, I find a special balance

by Julie Levine August 28, 2017September 6, 2017

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