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Holidays

Many traditional Shavuot foods, like cheesecake, are hard for lactose-intolerant Jews to digest. (Pixabay)
Posted inShavuot, Food, Religion, Holidays, Jewish Life

Shavuot’s dairy treats are a test of intestinal fortitude — but they don’t have to be

Sarah Gold by Sarah Gold June 3, 2019
Israelis soldiers marvel at the Old City of Jerusalem as Israel takes control of it in 1967.
Posted inYom Yerushalayim, Local Voice, Holidays, Opinion

On Jerusalem Day, we celebrate the city at very heart of Judaism

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman June 1, 2019June 3, 2019
A fire rages in the Ben Shemen Forest in central Israel, May 23, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Flash90)
Posted inLag B'Omer, Bay Area, Israel, News

Fire devastates Israeli community founded by Shlomo Carlebach

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA May 23, 2019
Koolulam leads a group performance of "One Love" by Bob Marley at the Tower of David in Jerusalem, June 14, 2018. (Photo/YouTube)
Posted inYom Yerushalayim, Culture, Music, Holidays

Israeli singalong sensation Koolulam’s West Coast debut coming to S.F.

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent May 21, 2019May 22, 2019
Faith Kramer's Spicy Cauliflower Flatbreads (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inLag B'Omer, Food, Recipe, Holidays, Jewish Life

This flatbread recipe is the ‘grill’ of a lifetime

by Faith Kramer May 20, 2019
The ark doors at Congregation Agudas Achim in Austin, Texas, mimic an ancient depiction of the Hebrew calendar. (Photo/Rabbi Neil Blumofe)
Posted inThe Omer, Shavuot, Columns, Passover, Religion, Holidays, Jewish Life, Torah

I’m using this space to write about time

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman May 16, 2019May 16, 2019
A teenager visiting the Berlin Holocaust Memorial (Photo/Julie Levine)
Posted inYom HaShoah, First Person, Education, Local Voice, Youth Voice, Holidays, Opinion

After years at a Jewish school, moving to a secular school has been a rude awakening

Talia Bodner by Talia Bodner May 10, 2019May 15, 2019
Israelis display their nation's flag as they revel in Independence Day celebrations, May 8, 2019. (Photo/Hadas Parush-Flash90)
Posted inYom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, Holidays, Yom HaAtzmaut, Opinion

Back-to-back Israeli holidays are exhausting — and emotionally manipulative

Elana Sztokman by Elana Sztokman May 9, 2019May 9, 2019
Adah Forer in Israel
Posted inFirst Person, Local Voice, Holidays, Yom HaAtzmaut, Opinion

My heart was in the East. Now, my body is too.

Adah Forer by Adah Forer May 8, 2019May 8, 2019
Posted inYom HaZikaron, Local Voice, Passover, Holidays, Yom HaAtzmaut, Opinion

The journey from Passover to Israel Independence Day

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman May 7, 2019May 7, 2019

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