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Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon is rabbi of Congregation Ner Tamid in the Sunset District of San Francisco, her hometown. She is a graduate of the Academy for Jewish Religion California and a member of Rabbis Without Borders. She can be reached at [email protected].

The Liberty Bell (National Parks Service)
Posted inTorah

We yearn for permanence, but we are visitors on God’s Earth

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Behar-Bechukotai Leviticus 25:1-27:34 When the Founding Fathers promised “liberty throughout the land” and […]

“Bread and Salt” by Imre Amos, 1942
Posted inTorah

Salt has been an essential ingredient in our ritual life since Temple times

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon March 19, 2026March 19, 2026
"The Songs of Joy" by James Tissot
Posted inTorah

From the Red Sea to today, singing can help heal indescribable trauma

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon January 29, 2026January 29, 2026
Judah and Tamar
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Is Judah, our namesake, the hero we want him to be?

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon December 11, 2025December 11, 2025
"The Deluge" by Gustave Doré, 1865
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What comes after the flood? A long, hard slog out of despair

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon October 23, 2025October 23, 2025
ICE officer arrests man
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Torah specifically protects day laborers. Why won’t we?

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 4, 2025September 4, 2025
Painting of Moses from the Torah
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Even when violence is sanctioned, it must lead to peace — or forever mark our souls

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon July 17, 2025July 17, 2025
Silver coins struck in the late Second Temple period during the reign of Herod the great. (Wikimedia via Glyphmark CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Celebrate the miracle of growth this Shavuot

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon May 29, 2025May 29, 2025
A 19th-century drawing of the Tabernacle and the camp (19th Century drawing)
Posted inTorah

Jews have always sought new ways to express gratitude

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon April 10, 2025April 10, 2025
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
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Even one of Judaism’s most cryptic rules can lead to personal revelations

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

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