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From Dead concerts to simchas: This Jewish caterer keeps rolling
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (308+ words) Shoshana Klein started by selling egg rolls and bagels at Grateful Dead concerts, a gig that led her to a cooking career....
Why a growing number of federations are asking Jews if they identify as Zionist
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (753+ words) Here's what Milwaukee’s new Jewish population survey reveals about broader Jewish opinion on Israel....
Europe’s smallest Jewish community gets a home of its own
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (233+ words) A Jewish center opens in Reykjavik — complete with geothermal mikvah....
Latke pizza and a shofar blast at Giants’ Jewish Heritage Night
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (141+ words) San Francisco Giants' Jewish Heritage Night featured performances, Hebrish jerseys and Jewish-themed ballpark food....
LETTERS | Dems should pick a side, Israel's missing constitution
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (20+ words) Check out this week's letters from readers to the editor in chief of J. The Jewish News of Northern California....
Jewish stars and stripes: Local clergy sew 250th into Shabbat
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1315+ words) Independence Day will mark a rare convergence of the civic and the sacred as America’s 250th anniversary falls on Shabbat. For at least four Bay Area Jewish clergy, the overlap presents an opportunity to celebrate America, reflect on the country’s ideals,…...
The dilemma of Pinchas: When do you teach against the text?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (562+ words) Our Torah portion this week contains one of those passages that is hard to stomach. Some in our tradition offer the interpretation that Pinchas acted virtuously because if it hadn’t been for him, God would have killed far more people....
OPINION | A Muslim teen reacts to a Jewish leader’s memorial service
1+ week, 5+ day ago (34+ words) A 15-year-old Muslim attends a memorial service for a venerable Jewish leader and leaves with a new appreciation of interfaith activism....
How seriously should we take San Francisco’s anti-Zionist hecklers?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (746+ words) The confrontations with congressional candidate Scott Wiener bubble up from a tradition of Bay Area provocateurs....
The life and legacy of the only woman called a prophet in the Torah
2+ week, 4+ day ago (42+ words) ...