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Judaism

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Posted inBay Area

Local Chabad rabbis look to score Jewish points on Super Bowl weekend

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

As more than 90,000 out-of-town visitors descend on the Bay Area for Super Bowl weekend, Chabad rabbis are geared up and ready for kickoff. “We brought in shmaltz herring from […]

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Posted inOpinion

An AI chatbot will never know you like your rabbi does

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin October 22, 2025December 8, 2025
"Moses Pleading With Israel" from a 1907 postcard
Posted inTorah

All of Judaism in one tidy Torah portion

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 23, 2021July 22, 2021
Guri Alfi in the trailer for his Israeli documentary TV series, "The New Jew."
Posted inOpinion

‘The New Jew’ shows Israelis how Judaism works in the U.S.

Rabbi Leon A. MorrisRabbi Josh Weinberg by Rabbi Leon Morris and Rabbi Josh Weinberg June 22, 2021
A pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo/JTA-Samuel Corum-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

The Jewish prayer for the government came alive for me in a new way yesterday

Rabbi Menachem Creditor by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and JTA January 7, 2021January 8, 2021
Main sanctuary of Eldridge Street Synagogue (Photo/Wikimedia-Jason3081 CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inMixed & Matched

Are my friends giving me bad advice about conversion?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler August 28, 2020
“Joseph Sold Into Egypt” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Caged? No escape? In Judaism, there is always hope.

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein December 19, 2019
Posted inIsrael, Community, Education

Womens yeshiva in Israel: little cash, lots of Berkeley

by Dan Pine November 19, 2010December 29, 2016
Posted inUncategorized

The quest for faith: Michael Krasny’s new book details life as an agnostic

by Dan Pine November 19, 2010November 9, 2017
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Torah class spices things up with tacos and salsa

by Joseph Amster June 26, 2009February 25, 2017

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