Torah At Torah’s end, why do we start again so rapidly, leaving us no time to revel? The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Bereishit Genesis 1:1-6:8 So … here we are again …… By Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf Oct 1, 2021
Opinion Why our preferred pronoun for God should be ‘they’ Writing last week in The New York Times, linguistics professor John McWhorter waxed enthusiastic about the advent of “they” as our all-purpose… By Mark Silk, RNS Sep 29, 2021
First Person Why I reversed the genders of every person in the Torah Five years ago, I started rewriting the Torah by reversing the genders of all characters. All of the men became women and all of the women became men.… By Yael Kanarek, Forward Sep 28, 2021
Mixed & Matched How can I get my dad to help me deal with my patrilineal status? Dear Dawn: My mom was raised noncommittal Christian and my dad was raised noncommittal Jewish. Around the time I was born, my dad was exploring Judaism… By Dawn Kepler Sep 28, 2021
Bay Area Heat wave, early holidays deprive Bay Area Jews of local etrogs For the first time in 20 years, Berkeley Bowl had to go without its small supply of kosher etrogs this Sukkot, due to an earlier than usual Jewish holiday… By Eliyahu Kamisher Sep 24, 2021
First Person Researching homelessness changed my understanding of Sukkot Sukkot is one of the most beautiful and uplifting holidays on the Jewish calendar. As a young child, I was often taught that we leave our homes and spend… By Hannah Lebovits, Forward Sep 24, 2021
Torah How Sukkot, the U.S. Capitol and Abe Lincoln are connected The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Sukkot Exodus 33:12-16 One of the most… By Rabbi Dov Greenberg Sep 24, 2021
Act Two Together again! This High Holidays, our choir was truly magical. Before the 2020 High Holidays, I sang solo soprano into my iPhone, and I cried. I am a choral singer, not a soloist. Hearing every off-note and viewing… By Janet Silver Ghent Sep 22, 2021
Opinion Using the Shmita year to tackle climate change and inequality We are in an era of multiple interlocking crises. From record-breaking heat waves to wildfires to water shortages, from rising authoritarianism to a… By Sen. Meghan Kallman, Rabbi Lex Rofeberg, JTA Sep 20, 2021