Tech executive Marc Benioff began a week in which he and his wife Lynne announced plans to buy Time magazine by blowing the shofar at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, where he is a member. Benioff sounded the ram’s horn during Rosh Hashanah services. The New York Times reported that Benioff, backed by a guitarist, blew a…
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High Holidays
First Person
In time of reflection, gratitude to my survivor grandparents
Every day, a new tech innovation born in the Bay Area revolutionizes the way we work, live and connect with one another, in San Francisco and throughout…
Israel at 70
Fixing the Israel-diaspora rift this Yom Kippur
On the High Holidays, the Jewish nation stands before God to be judged, both collectively and as individuals. The nation’s chances of being judged for a…
Mixed & Matched
My Christian boyfriend loves Yom Kippur
Dear Dawn: In the past you have said that a Jew shouldn’t make the High Holiday services the very first Jewish service that their non-Jewish partner…
Torah
How will you make the most of your short time?
Vayelech Deuteronomy 31:1-30 Isaiah 55:6–56:8 As I write, I am mourning the loss of my dear colleague, Rabbi Rachel Cowan, who died Aug. 31 from brain…
Bay Area
WATCH: Mark Zuckerberg blows the shofar
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a video of himself blowing a several-foot-long shofar. Zuckerberg executed a perfect…
Astrolojew
Entering Tishrei, birth month of the world
Month of Tishrei, 5779 September 10-October 8 Today is the birthday of the world! — Hayom harat olam! So we proclaimed this week on Rosh Hashanah, the…
Torah
At the edge of a new year, what do you stand for?
Nitzavim Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20 Isaiah 61:10-63:9 “Let’s start at the very beginning,” my childhood idol Julie Andrews sang to the Von Trapp children atop…
Parenting
In the new year, the to-do list can wait
In the new year, I want to work on slowing down and being more present. I want to do a better job of balancing my endless to-do list with meaningful…