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Michael Kohn

Michael Kohn

Michael Kohn is a Bay Area-based freelance reporter and has written about Israel for Lonely Planet.

Posted inReligion, Jewish Life

Chicago rabbi in Palo Alto: ‘Queer lens’ on Talmud could revitalize faith

Michael Kohn by Michael Kohn May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

“Queer Talmud Nerd.” Those three words on the cover of a welcome pack greeted a couple of dozen folks last week at an offbeat Talmud study workshop in Palo Alto. The phrase is one way to describe the organizer of the workshop, Rabbi Benay Lappe, who uses nontraditional methods to inspire people to re-engage with […]

Posted inBay Area, World, News

Bay Area Jews travel on official trip to 3 Arab nations

Michael Kohn by Michael Kohn January 16, 2018March 19, 2018
Posted inBay Area, Israel, News

Meet the Jewish-Arab team that pitches coexistence in Israel

Michael Kohn by Michael Kohn November 13, 2017November 13, 2017
Posted inEducation, Jewish Life

This young Bay Area woman found purpose among poor Israeli school children

Michael Kohn by Michael Kohn September 13, 2017September 15, 2017

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