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Left: A view of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama (Photo/JTA-Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post-Getty Images); Right: "Moses on Mount Sinai" by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1895-1900 (Photo/Wikimedia)
Posted inFirst Person

From Moses to Memphis, the work of liberation remains unfinished

Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein by Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein and JTA February 13, 2023
(From left) W. Kamau Bell, Mira Stern, Courtney Desiree Morris and Adam Mansbach discussed ties between the Black and Jewish communities at a Jan. 17 forum at St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco. (Photo/Bowerbird Photography)
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What does the Black-Jewish alliance look like in 2023? In a word, messy

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 2, 2023December 31, 2023
Michael Twitty
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Michael Twitty’s ‘Koshersoul,’ a memoir of food and identity, named Jewish book of the year

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
Leili Davari, Tonda Case, Rebekkah Scharf and Ilana Kaufman discuss intersectionality and Jewish women of color at a July 21, 2019 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival panel. (Photo/Barak Shrama-Courtesy San Francisco Jewish Film Festival)
Posted inPhilanthropy

‘Racial Equity Informed Philanthropy’: Guide offers new framework for Jewish giving

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene December 5, 2022December 6, 2022
From the cover of "The Very Best Sukkah"
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Book takes Jewish children to ‘The Very Best Sukkah’ — in Uganda

Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder by Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder and Forward October 13, 2022October 13, 2022
Michael Twitty is the author and historian behind the books "Cooking Gene" and "Koshersoul." (Photo/Bret Harman)
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Culinary historian and ‘Koshersoul’ author Michael Twitty coming to JCCSF

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 2, 2022August 15, 2022
Michael Twitty
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‘Koshersoul’ author and chef Michael Twitty coming to JCCSF

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 25, 2022July 25, 2022
Tina Sacks is an assistant professor in the School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley.
Posted inTalking With ...

Q&A: Tina Sacks on ancestral trauma and feeling ‘Jewish enough’

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene July 20, 2022
(From left) Michelle Uranowitz, Damien Lemon and Sarah Baskin in 'Minyan Duty.'
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‘Minyan Duty’ short film broaches topic of race … with nothing to say

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 15, 2022July 25, 2022
Yanira Quinones, who came with her family from Westchester, recites a Juneteenth poem at the Be'chol Lashon Juneteenth Shabbat in New York City. (Photo/Forward-Julian Voloj-Be'chol Lashon)
Posted inU.S.

‘Delightfully uncomfortable’: Commemorating Juneteenth at 3 Shabbat events

TaRessa Stovall by TaRessa Stovall and Forward June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

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