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Posted inBay Area, Passover, California, Holidays, News

No matzah for you! Bakersfield and San Luis Obispo feel the pain

by Maya Mirsky April 3, 2018April 5, 2018
Posted inIsrael at 70, Local Voice, Holidays, Yom HaAtzmaut, Opinion

Are our ancestors’ tears any different from Palestinian tears?

Austin Weisgrau by Austin Weisgrau April 3, 2018April 4, 2018
Posted inIsrael at 70, Culture, Local Voice, On Stage, Holidays, Yom HaAtzmaut, Theater, Opinion

I am your daughter — a letter to my dear land of Israel

Ofra Daniel by Ofra Daniel April 2, 2018April 4, 2018
Posted inIsrael at 70, Local Voice, Holidays, Yom HaAtzmaut, Opinion

Why should Israel matter? Because it’s in our collective soul.

by Zack Bodner April 2, 2018April 4, 2018
Posted inColumns, Passover, Religion, Holidays, Jewish Life, Torah

The haggadah tells us to work for the liberation of all

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg March 29, 2018April 2, 2018
Posted inCommunity, Columns, Passover, Religion, Jew in the Pew, Holidays, Jewish Life

22 international diplomats, 70 Jews, one Passover seder

by David A.M. Wilensky March 29, 2018April 3, 2020
Posted inPassover, Religion, Holidays, Jewish Life

To celebrate inclusion around the seder table, look to Zipporah

Patricia Keer Munro by Patricia Keer Munro March 29, 2018April 2, 2018
Posted inPassover, History, Holidays, Jewish Life

Tour guide uncovers Passover secrets in Met’s Egyptian wing

Debra Nussbaum Cohen by Debra Nussbaum Cohen March 29, 2018April 2, 2018
Posted inFood, Columns, Analysis, Passover, Holidays, Jewish Life

Which jokes not to laugh at, plus other tips for non-Jews attending their first seder

by Andrew Silow-Carroll March 28, 2018April 2, 2018
a stack of matzah on a white tablecloth
Posted inUncategorized, Food, Passover, Local Voice, Holidays, Jewish Life, Opinion

Eat matzah in public to declare your Jewish pride

Rabbi Jonathan Singer by Rabbi Jonathan Singer March 26, 2018April 2, 2018

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