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"Cities of refuge", 1901 by the Providence Lithograph Company. (Flickr/Elias Friedman)
Posted inReligion, Jewish Life, Torah

Shelter from the storm: Sanctuary cities then and now

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon August 1, 2019August 8, 2019
“Moses Names Joshua to Succeed Him” by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1860
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

Changing of guard in the Torah reveals two very different forms of leadership

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton July 25, 2019August 8, 2019
William Shatner on stage during “Star Trek: Mission New York,” Sept. 4, 2016 (Photo/JTA-Roy Rochlin-Getty Images)
Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Film, Celebrity Jews, TV, TV & Film

Tarantino’s latest; Polanski’s take on Dreyfus Affair; Captain Kirk’s Jewish values

by Nate Bloom July 24, 2019
Jewish astrologer Lorelai Kude in her Berkeley home, July 17, 2019 (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jew in the Pew, Jewish Life

Time to rethink everything you’ve been told about Jews and astrology

by David A.M. Wilensky July 23, 2019January 13, 2026
Prospect Park in Brooklyn isn't as great as Drew Himmelstein hoped. (Photo/Flickr-Maria Elkind CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inColumns, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, Parenting

2019 Brooklyn is not the kids’ paradise of my dreams

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein July 23, 2019July 23, 2019
Katz Bagels in the Mission District has been forcibly closed by the S.F. Health Department. (Photo/Flickr-gazeronly CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inFood, Small Bites, Columns, Jewish Life, Organic Epicure

Kosher honey farm for sale; Katz Bagels closed due to ‘severe rat infestation’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 22, 2019August 26, 2019
Detail from the cover of "Bombay Brides," a short story collection by Esther David
Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Off the Shelf

New short story collections are dispatches from outposts of Jewish life

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman July 22, 2019July 25, 2019
(Photo/Pixabay-alexramos10)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles, Columns, Kids & Family, Religion, Jewish Life

Memorable moments from my mishmash mixed marriage

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz July 19, 2019July 23, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks at a "Make America Great Again" rally at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina, on July 17, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Nicholas Kamm-AFP-Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis, Columns, U.S., News

Trump makes week of ‘send them back’ about Jews. Few Jews are happy.

by JTA and Ron Kampeas July 19, 2019July 19, 2019
Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon during the NASA Apollo 11 mission. Aldrin was the second man to walk on the moon, after Neil Armstrong. (Photo/JTA-Hulton Archive-Getty Images)
Posted inFirst Person, Columns, Analysis, History, Opinion

The kid in me wants another national moon shot, if not another shot at the moon

by Andrew Silow-Carroll July 18, 2019

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