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How a big East Bay synagogue is getting even bigger
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (1209+ words) What makes a large synagogue tick? How does it consistently attract new members? At Temple Isaiah, the largest congregation in the East Bay, the answer points to affinity groups based on age and interest and to intentional relationship-building. The synagogue’s…...
Mizrahi and Sephardic Jews accuse New York Magazine of erasure in 'Habibi City"
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (405+ words) The groups say the magazine’s Habibi City package defines belonging to SWANA identity in political terms that leave out many Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews....
I traveled all the way to Morocco to rediscover my Indiana Jewish roots
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (76+ words) A Jewish heritage tour of Morocco brought this daughter of a Holocaust survivor back to her small-town Indiana roots....
Jewish journalism, a ritual and a ‘miracle’ for Israeli girl
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (23+ words) After J. wrote about an Israeli girl’s need for help after surgery, and the religious ritual name change she had, some good news....
When does Shabbat end? This astrophysicist thinks we’ve been getting it wrong
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (616+ words) Three stars in the night sky mark the Sabbath’s end. Now, one astronomer is calculating exactly when those stars appear....
TORAH | Israelites are told to leave their desert traumas behind
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (130+ words) As we anticipate our arrival in the Promised Land, perhaps the Torah recognizes something important about us....
There’s a new Judaism in town — or maybe it’s very, very old
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1398+ words) Participants in the newly-named Ivri movement create their innovative rituals out of ancient practices....
TORAH | Our sages implore us to steer away from wanton cruelty
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (169+ words) In one phrase, the Torah insists that humans at war stop in our relentless tracks to consider the collateral damage....
Israeli girl gets surgery at Stanford, as well as a ritual name change
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (933+ words) Ilia Korguzalov stood on the bimah at Saratoga’s Congregation Beth David on Aug. 8, holding his 6-year-old daughter in his arms. Lina Korguzalov had her long blond hair in a ponytail and wore a white tights and a denim dress with…...
A sea captain, a will and some treasure for the Jewish Home
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (471+ words) Back in the early 20th century, a long drawn-out battle over a millionaire’s will was the key to the survival of the Jewish home....