One year ago, we were debating how to navigate Purim carnivals — not if they should or should not take place. We were told that masks would not protect…
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Terumah Exodus 25:1-27:19 In the days right after…
Among Purim’s traditions, perhaps the most well known is the Purim spiel, a theatrical retelling of the Book of Esther that can be pointed, satirical,…
Adar 5781 Feb. 13-March 13, 2021 Though the month of Adar is associated with Pisces/Dagim, because of the fluctuations of the 19-year Metonic cycle to…
In early February, Dr. Bruce Feldstein, a Jewish chaplain at Stanford Medicine, peered into a glass window as a man on a breathing tube, suffering from a…
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Mishpatim Exodus 21:1-24:18 Among the many many…
Dear Dawn: I was raised Reform, but am now a nonpracticing Jew married to a non-Jewish woman. We were married by my Reform rabbi and are expecting a baby.…