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A note to Pandemic Panties wearers: "Put on one leg at a time."
Posted inNews

How these women turned a cheeky joke into ‘Pandemic Panties’

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent April 19, 2021April 19, 2021
Vic and Linda Milhoan explore “Levi Strauss: A History of American Style” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. (Photo/Forward-Sarah Brown)
Posted inCulture

Contemporary Jewish Museum welcomes back in-person guests

by Sarah Brown and Forward April 19, 2021April 19, 2021
An Israeli woman has her temperature taken before entering the Mahane Yehuda market in Israel, June 16, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Starting Sunday, Israelis won’t be required to wear masks outdoors

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 16, 2021
Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland held its first indoor service in a year, March 14, 2021.
Posted inReligion

Bay Area synagogue doors start to swing open again 

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 14, 2021April 14, 2021
The El Al departure counter at Ben Gurion International Airport, Feb. 27, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Jack Guez-AFP via Getty)
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Israel to allow vaccinated tour groups starting in May

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 14, 2021
Shir Yaakov Feit sings the first of 70 melodies he wrote for the Book of Psalms at the beginning of the pandemic. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inCulture

Inspired by the pandemic, Jewish musicians are rolling out a year’s worth of spiritual ‘healing songs’

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA April 12, 2021April 12, 2021
the supreme court under a blue sky, flag waving
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Supreme Court lifts California restrictions on at-home religious gatherings

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA April 12, 2021April 12, 2021
"The Two Priests Are Destroyed" by James Tissot, ca. 1900, shows Nadav and Avihu being struck down in this week's Torah portion, Shemini.
Posted inColumns

In a crisis, we can only control how we choose to respond

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon April 9, 2021April 8, 2021
Rabbi Ari Cartun's family having Shabbat dinner together, March 2020.
Posted inAct Two

Pandemic Shabbats offer lessons to carry forward

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent April 8, 2021
A medical worker prepares a coronavirus vaccine at Barzilai Medical Center in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, on Dec. 20, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Gil Cohen-Magen-AFP via Getty)
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Pfizer reportedly halts shipment of Covid vaccine to Israel after it fails to pay

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA April 8, 2021

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