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Detail from "Phinehas slaying Zimri and Cozbi the Midianite"  (circa 1585 to 1645) by Jeremias van Winghe
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The dilemma of Pinchas: When do you teach against the text?

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler July 2, 2026July 2, 2026

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. PinchasNumbers 25:10−30:1 Our Torah portion this week contains one of those passages that […]

Max and Joe Held in 1939 or 1940
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More voicemails of your Bay Area family histories

Yael Bright by Yael Bright July 1, 2026July 1, 2026
"Among Neighbors"
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Honors, comings and goings, happenings and opportunities — June 2026

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight June 26, 2026June 25, 2026
(Photo/Flickr-María Helena Carey CC BY-ND 2.0)
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Lifecycles announcements for the week of June 26, 2026

by J. Staff June 26, 2026June 26, 2026
Sinai Memorial Candle
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Death announcements for the week of June 26, 2026

by J. Staff June 26, 2026June 26, 2026
2023 Covenant Solomon Lot 70 by Covenant Wines is the first kosher wine to earn a perfect 100 from a major wine publication. (Courtesy)
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Berkeley wine earns first-ever perfect 100-point rating for a kosher vintage

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb June 25, 2026June 25, 2026
A mosaic of Miriam inside the Dormition Church in Jerusalem. (Radbod Commandeur/Photo by Deror Avi/CC BY-SA 3.0)
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The life and legacy of the only woman called a prophet in the Torah

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon June 25, 2026June 25, 2026
This photo of Aaron Sapiro ran in several issues of this paper.
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This San Francisco orphan sued Henry Ford for libel — and won

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 24, 2026June 24, 2026
Mimi Greisman adapted a secular song about a dinosaur into a hit Jewish children's song about a "Shabbat dinosaur." (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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She’s the Shabbat dinosaur knocking at your door — ‘Knocking 1, 2, 3’

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 23, 2026June 23, 2026
Alan Greenspan testifies before the House Financial Services Committee, Feb. 19, 2015. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Alan Greenspan, Fed chairman who inspired Jewish pride and conspiracy theories, dies at 100

by Ron Kampeas June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

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