Torah The song Moses gave to the Israelites The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Ha’azinu Deuteronomy 32:1-52 There is a lot of… By Rabbi Joey Felsen Sep 17, 2021
Lifecycles Lifecycle announcements for the week of Sept. 17, 2021 B’nai Mitzvah Brian Baker Son of Cara and Jonathan Baker, Saturday, Oct. 2 at Peninsula Sinai Congregation in Foster City. Gabrielle Sarina… By J. Staff Sep 17, 2021
Obituaries Obituaries for the week of Sept. 17, 2021 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Terry Hamberger Allan Jan. 2, 1950–Sept. 7, 2021 Born Terry Allan Hamberger in… By J. Staff Sep 17, 2021
First Person We're spending the High Holidays traveling the world — virtually This article originally appeared on Kveller. One of the distinctively Jewish benefits of the pandemic is that we can attend services virtually anywhere… By Avi Dresner, JTA Sep 14, 2021
Author! Author! New middle-grade title gets a ‘Book Mitzvah’ debut event After attending her best friend’s bat mitzvah, 12-year-old Hannah tells her parents that she wants to have one, too. When they say no — Hannah belongs to… By Andrew Esensten Sep 14, 2021
U.S. For this Surfside rabbi, the High Holidays are for processing grief If there’s one thing Rabbi Sholom Lipskar wants to remember from the aftermath of the Surfside condo collapse in June, it’s the small cards that he… By Shira Hanau, JTA Sep 14, 2021
Small Bites More kosher 'pork'; Hummus comes to Ferry Building Obour Foods, a local hummus company that was featured in this column in November 2019, is opening its first store next month, inside the San Francisco… By Alix Wall Sep 14, 2021
First Person Give yourself some credit this year with this positive Yom Kippur prayer Every year during the High Holidays, Jews recite a litany of ways we have fallen short in a confessional prayer. Known as a viddui, the prayer is a… By Rabbi Jillian Cameron, Cantor Juval Porat, JTA Sep 13, 2021
Parenting I’m pro-choice, I’m a parent, and I know what I can handle In the waning days of the 2020 presidential campaign, Ivanka Trump, who had previously avoided stating her position on abortion rights, made an… By Drew Himmelstein Sep 13, 2021