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Dayeinu: The concept of ‘enough’ is especially challenging this year

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon April 25, 2024April 25, 2024
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Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

Shabbat HaGadol reminds Jews to do what is right, even when others object

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 18, 2024
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‘We’re so happy’: Kosher options expand at major grocery stores in S.F. and San Jose

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 15, 2024May 23, 2024
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Man, oh Manischewitz! How newspapers like this one boosted the brand for over a century

by Maya Mirsky April 12, 2024
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Brisket without meat and gefilte without fish in Micah Siva’s plant-focused ‘Nosh’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 9, 2024May 23, 2024
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Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude April 8, 2024April 8, 2024
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In praise of silence: Sometimes the wisest move is to keep your mouth shut

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 4, 2024April 4, 2024
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Challin’ it quits: Irving Greisman retires after 20 years of baking

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 29, 2024May 23, 2024
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Friends hope for benefits by concealing a death in Israeli novelist’s dark comedy

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 28, 2024May 2, 2024
an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

If God had created a perfect world, humans would be nothing more than robots

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein March 28, 2024March 28, 2024

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