Faith and Practice

Come In, Take Your Shoes Off: A New Look at Tisha B'Av

By Angela Himsel

Who is it you’re collectively remembering and mourning, each Tisha B’Av? Is it me, or your version of me? And if I’m not truly known, can I be truly mourned?

Arts and Culture

This Exhibit Contains Graphic Content: Lauren Greenfield at the Getty

By Joan Gelfand

Jews and nose jobs: Lauren Greenfield makes it new.

Events

San Francisco July 24 Summer Issue Launch: Half-Remembered Stories

Come celebrate the launch of our summer issue at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival!
When: July 24, 12:30pm
Where: Castro Theater
What: bagels, coffee, and spoken word by Dan Wolf plus a world permier film screening!
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Faith and Practice

Earth Based Judaism – Reclaiming Our Roots, Reconnecting to Nature

By Zelig Golden

The Jewish tradition provides us with a built-in operating system that connects us to the earth by connecting us to the cycles of nature.

Arts and Culture

Maira Kalman

Maira Kalman is an artist you should know. Learn more here.

WatchaClan

Meet Watchaclan

Arts and Culture

Encyclopedic Idiosyncracies: A Review of the Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (yes); Annie Sprinke (no); Chess (yes); Poker (no); Beastie Boys (yes); klezmer (no). When we have wikipedia, encylcopedias becomes history, giving us one perspective on our times.

News and Politics

Attack Iran?

By Moshe Yaroni

Will the United States or Israel attack Iran? Unlikely. But the new sanctions up the ante.

News and Politics

Hugo Chavez' Advisor: The Anti-Semitic Path of Norberto Ceresole

By Ilan Stavans

In 1999, Ceresole released Caudillo, Army, People: Venezuela under Comandante Chávez, emphasizing Chávez’s promise as a panacea to the country’s ills. With this book, Ceresole won the heart of Chavismo.