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Two journalists in love: Nellie Bowles (left) and fiancee Bari Weiss.

Profile

Her journalistic path to Judaism started on a date with Bari Weiss

The New York Times staff cafeteria doesn’t offer much in the way of ambiance for a first date. And Nellie Bowles wasn’t even clear her 2018 meetup over…
By Andrew Gilbert Mar 2, 2021
two black-and-white portraits of a man and woman

The Matzo Chronicles

An unexpected email brings joy. I’ve got mishpocha!

It’s been a tough couple of months. Politics and pandemic have taken their toll on me. Like many people, I have lost loved ones this year. And almost a…
By Karen Galatz Mar 1, 2021
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it

Obituaries

Deaths for the week of Feb. 28-March 6, 2021

Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. This page will be updated throughout the week. Submit an obituary here. Barry Dow…
By J. Staff Mar 1, 2021
A Purim parade in Tel Aviv, Feb. 26, 2021. Celebrations took place during the day because the government imposed a curfew to prevent the spread of Covid-19. (Photo/JTA-Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

World

Masks of all kinds: Scenes from a pandemic Purim across the world

It might have felt hard for many to summon a festive mood this Purim, which was for some the first holiday to be unsettled by the pandemic and for others…
By JTA Feb 28, 2021
(Photo/Wikimedia-Olaf.herfurth CC BY-SA 3.0)

Torah

Your Shabbat table is magic

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Tetzaveh Exodus 27:20–30:10 Daughter: Did you know…
By Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan Feb 26, 2021
A garden of his own: Landscape designer Stephen John Suzman’s own rose garden in San Francisco.

Profile

A high-end garden designer with political roots in South Africa

The cultivated, aesthetically driven life of San Francisco landscape designer Stephen John Suzman has always had another side: his passion for social…
By Laura Paull Feb 25, 2021
Tricia Creason-Valencia outside MACLA, a Latinx arts center in San Jose.

Talking With ...

Q&A: Helping Latino kids find a voice in media arts

Tricia Creason-Valencia, 51, teaches digital filmmaking at the university level, likes to serve on panel discussions about relevant issues such as…
By Liz Harris Feb 25, 2021
Erin Handelsman, who is among the first class of female Eagle Scouts, earned her rank by building these benches at Congregation Beth David in Saratoga.

Our Crowd

Honors, comings & goings, philanthropy — February 2021

Honors Temple Isaiah in Lafayette honored Cantor Leigh Korn at its Jan. 31 virtual gala, “Make Your Own Kind of Music,” which was rescheduled from last…
By David A.M. Wilensky Feb 24, 2021
Shoshana Mackay lives on a Jewish farm in North Carolina. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Mackay)

U.S.

Transgender Jews find an unexpected safe haven: the farm

Alex Kohanski began using the gender-neutral they/them pronouns on their first day of the Jewish farming fellowship Adamah in the fall of 2019. Though…
By Ben Harris, JTA Feb 24, 2021
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