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Peering into San Leandro's "Little Shul," the oldest standing synagogue building in California. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inHealth

Life expectancy in the U.S. is falling. Can religion help you live longer?

by Dr. Jerry Saliman October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

First the bad news: In 2021, life expectancy in the U.S. dropped for the second year in a row, falling from 77.0 to 76.1 years, according to the CDC. Combined […]

Ron Wornick reads to a class at the school that bears his name. (Photo/ Courtesy Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School)
Posted inEducation

Passionate about education, Ronald C. Wornick dies at 89

by Dan Pine August 3, 2021August 4, 2021
Rabbi Chai Levy in the sanctuary at Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley.
Posted inReligion

How Jewish rituals can ease us back into the world

Rabbi Chai Levy by Rabbi Chai Levy May 24, 2021
Falk sitting on a staircase
Posted inCulture

Berkeley writer Marcia Falk releases newest collection of liturgical poems

Tova Ricardo by Tova Ricardo July 30, 2019August 20, 2019
Rabbi Dov Haiyun in Jerusalem on July 19 (Photo/JTA-Flash90-Miriam Alster)
Posted inUncategorized, Israel

Why Israel detained a rabbi for performing a wedding — and why people are angry about it

Ben Sales by Ben Sales July 20, 2018July 20, 2018

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