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an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

Leave bitterness at the door when you enter the sanctuary

by Rabbi Susan Leider February 16, 2018February 15, 2018
Posted inFood, Columns, Culture, Organic Epicure

Smoke meat, a Jewish Montreal culinary icon, lands in Berkeley

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 15, 2018June 4, 2021
Posted inColumns, Analysis, Opinion

Virgin Atlantic called couscous Palestinian, and people got very upset

Ben Sales by Ben Sales February 15, 2018February 14, 2018
Posted inFood, Columns, Culture, Organic Epicure

Mixologist adds a splash of Jewish history to his cocktails

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 13, 2018
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

The danger of snap judgments

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand February 9, 2018February 13, 2018
Posted in(Is It) Good for the Jews?, Columns, Jewish Life

A new rabbi in South Dakota — where there are fewer Jews than in South Korea

Eric GoldbrenerLarry Rosen by Eric Goldbrener and Larry Rosen February 9, 2018
Posted inColumns, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, Parenting

On shul-shopping with kids. Why silo us off into ‘family programming’?

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein February 7, 2018February 8, 2018
Posted inColumns, Analysis, Opinion

What’s in a name? ‘Reconstructing Judaism’ is finding out

by Andrew Silow-Carroll February 6, 2018
Posted inCulture, Celebrity Jews, Sports

The Jews go to South Korea — get ready for the Winter Olympics!

by Nate Bloom February 6, 2018February 9, 2018
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

My week in silent meditation made it clear: Kindness is king

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg February 2, 2018

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