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Winona Ryder dressed in black with a "Stranger Things" sign behind her
Posted inColumns, Culture, Film, Celebrity Jews, Music, TV, TV & Film

A reckoning for Mel Gibson; a film for the ‘fifth Beatle’; Kushner’s advice for Russell Crowe; etc.

by Maya Mirsky July 8, 2020
Posted inUncategorized, Columns, Film, Celebrity Jews, Theater, TV & Film, Opinion

We simply do not need another ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

by A.R. Vishny July 8, 2020
a boy in a talit reads from the Torah while a man in a talit stands next to him
Posted inColumns, Kids & Family, Mixed & Matched, Jewish Life, Parenting

Can we raise our child Jewish without a hard commitment?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler July 7, 2020
Posted inThe Tell, Columns, U.S., News

How and where Democrats and Republicans are trying to woo Jewish swing voters

by Ron Kampeas and JTA July 6, 2020July 6, 2020
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

In this week’s Torah portion, the fine line between intention and action

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton July 3, 2020July 2, 2020
an empty classroom with rows of desks
Posted inFirst Person, Columns, Education, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, Parenting, Opinion

We love our kid’s school, but it perpetuates an unfair system

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein July 2, 2020July 2, 2020
two images: the cover of the book "I Am The Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book," which features an illustration of a dark-skinned boy in a yoga tree pose; and a photo of the author, a smiling white woman with long dark hair standing in front her synagogue.
Posted inBooks, Culture, Kids & Family, Religion, Jewish Life, Parenting

S.F. rabbi’s picture book brings kids to Torah by way of yoga

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 1, 2020July 8, 2020
a painting of Joseph standing before Pharaoh and his courtiers
Posted inLocal Voice, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah, Opinion

Lessons from a Biblical leader who confronted climate change

Adam Cole by Adam Cole July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
a bowl of matzah ball soup
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles, Columns, Health, Jewish Life, Seniors

Scared I had Covid? You bet! But love has helped me heal.

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz June 30, 2020
Posted inPride, Books, Culture, Religion, Jew in the Pew, Holidays, Jewish Life

A treasure trove of LGBTQ texts from two millennia of Jewish history

by David A.M. Wilensky June 29, 2020July 8, 2020

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