The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Matot-Masei Numbers 30:2–36:13 What a journey it has been through this unimaginable year and a half. The loss of so many loved ones, the collapse of our treasured sense of safety, the inability to gather in sacred spaces, to attend…
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Bay Area
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Parenting
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Education
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Bay Area
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Local Voice
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World
India’s Jews try to stay safe from Covid, offer relief to others
Nissim Pingle, the head of Mumbai’s Jewish community center, hasn’t left his home since March. That’s when Covid-19 began to overtake India. A second wave…
Editorial
Getting vaccinated isn’t about you — it’s about all of us
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Health
Jewish leaders fire questions at Covid expert as they plan reopenings
In 2020, there were two big questions: What are my chances of contracting Covid? If I get infected, what are my chances of getting sick, or dying? “Today…