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‘Don’t kiss the mezuzah’ and other sage advice from the early days of the Covid pandemic

by Sue Barnett March 17, 2025March 21, 2025
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Napa baker finds her sweet spot with bake-at-home cookie kits

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 14, 2025June 19, 2025
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Let’s be real: It’s hard for people to believe in an invisible God

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein March 13, 2025March 13, 2025
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Purim, our most radical holiday, rejects fatalism and fear

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg March 6, 2025March 7, 2025
Posted inFrom the Archives, Columns, Jewish Life

1920s play about willful robots may have presaged risks of artificial intelligence

by Maya Mirsky March 5, 2025March 7, 2025
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Tabernacle’s construction can become a north star for faith in God, ourselves

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler February 27, 2025February 25, 2025
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Sephardic culinary historian seeks to win over matzah skeptics

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 21, 2025June 19, 2025
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
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Even one of Judaism’s most cryptic rules can lead to personal revelations

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon February 20, 2025February 20, 2025
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Award-winning book on Jews and pigs roots through ancient taboo

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman February 19, 2025February 19, 2025
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The smallest acts of kindness can create endless ripples, a doctor discovers

by Dr. Jerry Saliman February 14, 2025February 14, 2025

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