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Rabbi Perry Tirschwell (right) will replace Rabbi Shaye Guttenberg (left) as head of school at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School.
Posted inEducation

New head man for Peninsula Orthodox school

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 29, 2019April 1, 2019
a group of teen girls smile and hold up challah braids in progress
Posted inEducation

Orthodox youth groups spring up around the Bay

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 12, 2018October 12, 2018
(Photo/Flickr-Steven Groves CC BY 2.0)
Posted inFather's Day, Uncategorized, First Person

My taste of treyf, and my Orthodox rabbi dad’s reaction

Rabbi Shelley Waldenberg by Rabbi Shelley Waldenberg June 15, 2018June 15, 2018
Rachel Weisz (left) and Rachel McAdams steal an intimate moment in  "Disobedience." (Photo/Agatha A. Nitecka, Bleecker Street)
Posted inCulture

‘Disobedience’ avoids tradition vs. modernity trope to tell truly original story

by Michael Fox April 30, 2018
From the cover of "The Book of Separation," a new memoir by Tova Mirvis
Posted inColumns

Tales of divorce: seven years of Talmud + new Tova Mirvis memoir

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman November 2, 2017August 20, 2018
Volunteers in Atlanta’s Orthodox Jewish community coordinate homes for evacuees from Hurricane Irma, which is set to hit Florida this weekend. (Photo/Courtesy of Adam Starr)
Posted inNews

Jews fleeing Irma are taking refuge in Atlanta synagogues

Ben Sales by Ben Sales September 8, 2017March 19, 2018
five women stand in a synagogue staring up
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV & Film

Culture clash: Israeli comedy about Orthodox and Sephardi Jews a hit overseas

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman May 22, 2017March 23, 2018

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