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A sea captain, a will and some treasure for the Jewish Home
4+ day, 20+ min 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....
OPINION | Settlements in antisemitism lawsuits threaten education
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (341+ words) A dangerous new trend is undermining freedom of speech and academic freedom in the name of combating antisemitism. In April, a Jewish student at San Leandro High School filed a similar lawsuit. In March, the Brandeis Center for Human Rights…...
From Chabad kid to Berkeley Renewal shul’s new rabbi
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (1068+ words) It’s been quite the journey for Rabbi Rishe Groner, the new assistant rabbi at Chochmat HaLev, a Renewal congregation in Berkeley. “I’m a Chabad-raised, Conservative-ordained, Renewal-adjacent, Shechinah-obsessed, embodied, post-Hasidic Jewish woman,” she said. “It’s a lot of things, more than…...
TORAH | In Deuteronomy, God sees the value of the human voice
1+ week, 4+ day ago (261+ words) The Torah is unchanging, even as we grow and change. Each time we return to the Torah, it can yield something new....
OPINION | As Conservative rabbis, there are ways we can bless interfaith families
1+ week, 5+ day ago (222+ words) The authors of a new teshuvah approved by Conservative Judaism’s Law Committee explain how they hope to balance tradition and inclusion....
The man who changed Jewish bedtime stories is still reinventing himself at 97
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1628+ words) (JTA) — Most people spend their later years looking back. Harold Grinspoon has spent his reinventing himself. The businessman became a philanthropist. The philanthropist discovered Jewish children’s books and created PJ Library. In his late 80s, he became a sculptor after a…...
TORAH | The Shema offers modern Jews a challenge — and an opportunity
2+ week, 4+ day ago (793+ words) The short and powerful Jewish prayer known as the Shema occurs in this week’s Torah portion, Va’etchanan. It serves as the theological cornerstone and liturgical highlight of the morning and evening services, and its simple words are well known to…...
Dr. Bronner’s soap avoids Israel boycotts by mixing olive oil with pro-peace politics
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1233+ words) David Bronner brings the family legacy into a campaign for Palestinian rights and Jewish coexistence, promoting peace by doing business with both sides...
TORAH | The words of Lamentations profoundly resonate this year
3+ week, 3+ day ago (478+ words) This week’s Torah portion and the Book of Lamentations point the way to better governance in Israel....
The first synagogue inside a U.S. prison reopens — no conviction required
3+ week, 4+ day ago (628+ words) A restored sanctuary inside Philadelphia’s historic Eastern State Penitentiary offers visitors a glimpse of Jewish life behind bars....