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Jon Grobman kneels with a rescue dog that he is training as part of Paws for Life K9 Rescue, a nonprofit that brings dogs into prisons like the one where Grobman was incarcerated for 13 years. (Image/JTA-Grace Yagel; Photo/Courtesy Grobman)
Posted inUncategorized

He was sentenced to life in prison. Rescue dogs — and a rabbi — helped him find redemption.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall and JTA August 31, 2021August 31, 2021
Rabbi Michael Perice of Temple Sinai in Cinnaminson, N.J., shared his story of addiction and recovery with his congregants after celebrating 10 years of sobriety. (Photo/JTA-Rachael Perice)
Posted inHealth

This rabbi was addicted to opioids. Now he’s using his experience to help his congregants.

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA July 1, 2021
Rabbi Zoe McCoon is a Detroit native who is moving to the Bay Area for her first rabbinical post at Temple Beth Torah in Fremont.
Posted inNews

‘Joyful, welcoming, wise’: Beth Torah gets new rabbi with roots in Flint, Michigan

by Gabriel Greschler June 23, 2021
Rabbi Emily Cohen has a yellow hat emblazoned with the word "clergy" ready to wear to protests, where she plans to help deescalate possible violent situations. (Photo/Courtesy Cohen)
Posted inUncategorized

As election uncertainty continues, rabbis help congregants make sense of their feelings

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA November 5, 2020
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (Photo/JTA-Courtesy)
Posted inOpinion

Avoiding politics is a political act, no matter what Rabbi Jonathan Sacks says

Joshua Shanes by Joshua Shanes and JTA September 25, 2020September 25, 2020
Someone sprays graffiti reading 'Free Palestine' on the driveway of Beth Hillel Temple in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Wednesday, Aug. 26. (Screenshot from YouTube)
Posted inNews

Kenosha rabbi on graffiti at her synagogue: ‘What’s happened these last few days is not about us’

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA August 28, 2020
an open laptop computer
Posted inBay Area

Email scam targets Bay Area rabbis and their congregants

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 29, 2020February 4, 2020
Rabbi Leon
Posted inCommunity, Religion, Jewish Life

This rabbi lives in L.A., works in S.F. — and roots for the Giants

by Rob Gloster June 12, 2017
Noily stand before a group of people speaking
Posted inReligion, Jewish Life

Beyond he and she: New expressions of gender arrive in the rabbinate

Laura Pall by Laura Paull June 7, 2017June 20, 2018
Stein holding a Torah
Posted inBay Area, News

New rabbi in Walnut Creek ‘a breath of fresh air’

Carly Nairn by Carly Nairn March 17, 2017March 19, 2017

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