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A Neilah service in 2017. Neilah was part of the ancient liturgy for communal fast days called in times of distress. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Anna Carson-DeWitt)
Posted inU.S.

Taking up ancient ritual for times of distress, Jews are fasting in response to attack on Israel

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg October 12, 2023October 12, 2023

(JTA) — Never before had Douglas Sagal, rabbi of Congregation B’nai Israel in Rumson, New Jersey, heard of a call for a communal fast in a moment of crisis for […]

(From left) Nancy Federman, Chris Witzel and Diane Rolfe prepare postcard kits for distribution in the spring.
Posted inNews

Beth Am group thinks ‘fast’ in push for voting rights

by Emma Goss January 4, 2022
A smoky view of the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, Nov. 15, 2018
Posted inReligion

UPDATED: Will this Oakland rabbi’s three-day fast bring the rains?

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 20, 2018November 21, 2018
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Posted inOpinion

I won’t be fasting this year because I have an eating disorder

Alex Braun by Alex Braun September 29, 2017
people sit in a circle on red rugs on the floor
Posted inBay Area, Northern California, California, News

‘They are there for us’ — Jews and Muslims break bread, trade smiles at Marin iftar

Laura Pall by Laura Paull June 20, 2017June 22, 2017

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