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Shlomo Carlebach

“The Darkest Light,” a new documentary premiering at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival tells the complicated story of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach (center). (Courtesy SFJFF)
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Shlomo Carlebach’s ugly legacy is illuminated in new film ‘The Darkest Light’

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 9, 2026July 9, 2026

Walk into services at almost any synagogue in America today, and you’ll hear music composed by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach.  His melodies have buoyed Jewish life for decades. Much of his […]

Josh Young as Shlomo Carlebach in the 2018 Jerusalem production of "Soul Doctor." A movie version will be screened in theaters on June 13.
Posted inCulture

Planned screening of ‘Soul Doctor’ film about Shlomo Carlebach sparks outrage

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 9, 2023June 21, 2023
On the front steps of the original House of Love and Prayer at 347 Arguello Blvd., ca 1969. (Photo/Marvin Kussoy- Courtesy Yehudit and Reuven Goldfarb)
Posted inBay Area

‘Mapping Jewish San Francisco’: USF exhibit is a visual treasure trove of local history

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 9, 2022November 10, 2022
(Photo/JTA-Denver Post via Getty Images; Graphic/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inOpinion

Our Reform leaders sinned. Should we still sing songs they wrote?

by Josh Katz and Forward December 3, 2021
A fire rages in the Ben Shemen Forest in central Israel, May 23, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Flash90)
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Fire devastates Israeli community founded by Shlomo Carlebach

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA May 23, 2019
Shlomo Carlebach at his 1960s base of operations, the House of Love and Prayer in San Francisco
Posted inJewish Life

The synagogues that are saying #MeToo to banning Shlomo Carlebach

Ben Sales by Ben Sales January 30, 2018
Aryae Coopersmith (right) with Shlomo Carlebach at the House of Love and Prayer in San Francisco
Posted inOpinion

Purge Reb Shlomo? It’s more complicated than that

Aryae Coopersmith by Aryae Coopersmith December 14, 2017December 14, 2017
Shlomo Carlebach at his 1960s base of operations, the House of Love and Prayer in San Francisco
Posted inOpinion

How to purge the music of Shlomo Carlebach in the age of #MeToo

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 12, 2017December 12, 2017
Looking up at the dome of Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco. (Photo/From file)
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Under the dome with Carlebach and Craig, in a great temple of Reform

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 25, 2017July 25, 2017
long hair, pot smoke wafts through the air; they sit on the grass smiling
Posted inHistory, Jewish Life

How the Summer of Love changed American Judaism

by Rob Gloster June 29, 2017June 30, 2017

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