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Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Off the Shelf

Three newly translated works are a blast from the past

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman January 9, 2018August 20, 2018
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jew in the Pew, Jewish Life

Tradition and transgression at ‘Trefa Banquet 2.0’

by David A.M. Wilensky January 8, 2018April 5, 2020
Posted inColumns, Kids & Family, Milestones, Religion, Jewish Life, Unions

The best Jewish-American-Muslim-Pakistani wedding ever

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 7, 2018January 10, 2018
Posted inBooks, Columns, Author! Author!, Culture

New books by Bay Area Jews, Jan. 2018

by Liz Harris January 5, 2018January 4, 2018
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

Moses, superheroes, day school — and accepting that anyone can be a hero

by Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin January 5, 2018January 4, 2018
synagogue kippah kippot
Posted inColumns, Religion, Mixed & Matched, Jewish Life

I’m looking for a synagogue. Here are my (many) demands.

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler January 4, 2018January 4, 2018
Posted inArt, Columns, Culture, Celebrity Jews, Film, TV, TV & Film

The Jewish Golden Globes nominees are…

by Nate Bloom January 3, 2018March 23, 2018
Posted inColumns, Boomer in the City

Endings are beginnings

Barbara Rose Brooker by Barbara Rose Brooker December 29, 2017December 29, 2017
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Seniors

Three pieces of advice for retirees baffled by new tax bill

by Ira Fateman December 27, 2017
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

Judah’s lesson: Words have the power to create worlds — choose carefully

by Rabbi Susan Leider December 22, 2017December 22, 2017

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