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Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles, Columns, Jewish Life, Seniors

What I learned hosting a Jordanian exchange student in my home

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz October 29, 2024October 29, 2024
Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Off the Shelf

‘Songs for the Brokenhearted’: Ayelet Tsabari explores a Yemeni Israeli family and identity in her debut novel

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman October 25, 2024November 21, 2024
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Posted inAct Two, Columns, Jewish Life, Seniors

Researching lives lost led me to two amazing Gertrudes on my family tree

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 24, 2024October 24, 2024
Posted inFrom the Archives, Columns, Religion, Sukkot, Holidays, Jewish Life

What’s up with the etrog? How this inedible citrus entered Jewish life

by Maya Mirsky October 21, 2024January 27, 2025
Posted inColumns, Simchat Torah, Religion, Sukkot, Holidays, Jewish Life, Torah

This year, we need more than a sukkah to protect us

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg October 16, 2024October 16, 2024
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Posted inFood, Small Bites, Columns, Jewish Life, Organic Epicure

Their grandmothers’ notes became a Mexican Jewish cookbook

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 15, 2024October 31, 2024
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

Modern Judaism makes a mistake by overemphasizing the High Holidays

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein October 10, 2024October 10, 2024
Posted inFood, Small Bites, Columns, Jewish Life, Organic Epicure

Can food therapy stem the tide of memory loss in seniors? SFCJL event puts theory to the test

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 8, 2024October 30, 2024
Posted inFrom the Archives, Columns, History, Jewish Life

How we’ve judged other Jews’ global holiday observances over the years

by Maya Mirsky October 8, 2024October 8, 2024
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Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

What Abraham’s wells teach us about modern-day Israel’s struggles

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg October 2, 2024October 1, 2024

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