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Gavriel, a boy from the Jewish community of Timika, Indonesia, holds the Torah during his bar mitzvah, July 2024. (Rabbi David Kunin)
Posted inReligion

South Bay rabbi delivers fourth Torah scroll to Indonesia’s Jewish communities

by Sue Fishkoff August 15, 2024August 15, 2024
Rabbi Irving "Yitz" Greenberg's “The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism” represents what one admirer calls a “culmination of a lifetime of theological reflection.” (University of Nebraska Press/Jewish Publication Society)
Posted inUncategorized

At 91, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg writes the ‘big book’ his admirers had been waiting for 

by Andrew Silow-Carroll August 13, 2024August 13, 2024
a classical painting of The Temple with smoke rising from it and a chaotic crowd within it
Posted inReligion

In first Tisha B’Av after Oct. 7, Jewish writers, musicians, and lay leaders compose new liturgy and traditions to mourn a fresh tragedy

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 12, 2024August 12, 2024
a shoot of green leaves emerges from a cracked, dry ground
Posted inUncategorized

This Tisha B’Av, don’t think of mourning as the opposite of joy

Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein by Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein August 9, 2024August 9, 2024
A micrograph of prostate cancer cells (Wikimedia)
Posted inHealth

Routine tests for prostate cancer are critical, especially for higher-risk men

by Dr. Jerry Saliman August 9, 2024August 9, 2024
Harris smiles at a podium
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Navigating tense waters, Kamala Harris listens to pro-Palestinian activists — and then shushes them

by Ron Kampeas August 8, 2024August 8, 2024
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis address the press after their election, Nov. 16, 2022, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Pennsylvania Governor's Office via Flickr CC BY 2.0)
Posted inOpinion

Josh Shapiro would make a great vice president — but I’m relieved he’s not running

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson August 6, 2024August 6, 2024
Demonstrators protest against the detention of Israeli reserve soldiers suspected of assaulting a Hamas terrorist, at the Beit Lid military base, July 29, 2024. (Flash 90)
Posted inIsrael

Right-wing Israelis stormed army bases. What happened, and why does it matter?

Philissa Cramer by Ron Kampeas and Philissa Cramer July 31, 2024July 31, 2024
a goat seen through the holes in a fence
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‘Urban Adamitzvah’: Berkeley’s Jewish farm to celebrate 13 years of growth

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb July 26, 2024July 26, 2024
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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The Torah’s advice on leadership succession, political or otherwise

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 25, 2024July 25, 2024

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