By Daniel Kieval Shabbat, the seventh day, the day of rest, is a strange concept to so many today. The
...By Steven Philp It looks like Bay Area Jews may one day have to leave the city to perform brit
...By Lily Hoffman Simon A new kibbutz movement is sweeping Israel. Most often, it is comprised of irbutzim (city kibbutz),
...By Merav Levkowitz Tuesday (November 9th) marked seventy-two years since Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass,” which marked the beginning
...By Daniel Kieval A Christian, a Muslim and a Jew walk into a room. No, it’s not the beginning of
...By Lily Hoffman Simon This year marked the centennial birthday of the Kibbutz. However, the structure of these unique societal
...By Steven Philp It has been one month since the suicides of ten LGBT teens prompted a national debate on
...By Merav Levkowitz Those of us who have a Facebook roster full of Jewish friends are used to it: “Shabbat shalom”
...In a moving column in The New York Times, President Bill Clinton pays tribute to slain Israeli Prime Minister and peacemaker Yitzhak
...by Daniel Kieval “Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor.” (Leviticus 19:16) In an address given last
...By Steven Philp Now that we have entered the month of November, many of us look forward to the prospect
...By Lily Hoffman Simon When Noah’s ark ended its forty day journey, Noah sent forth a dove, which returned to him
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