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Remembering the Orthodox rabbi who dared to ordain me, an Orthodox woman

A writer and spiritual companion remembers Rabbi Arie Strikovsky, an Israeli iconoclast who died May 21.

By Haviva Ner-David June 2, 2022 10:30 am

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Pinchas Stolper, Orthodox Union leader who retired after rabbi abuse scandal, dies at 90

He had sought to make Orthodox Judaism accessible to young people.

May 31, 2022 1:28 pm

Remembering Rabbi Steven Sager, a ‘leader, mentor, poet’ in North Carolina and beyond

Sager, who led Congregation Beth El in Durham for 32 years, died Sunday at 71.

May 19, 2022 11:20 am

Mowers

Dr. Morton Mower, Jewish co-inventor of a revolutionary defibrillator, dies at 89

By Andrew Lapin and Steve Mark May 17, 2022 3:41 pm

Jewish cyclist killed in Brooklyn hit-and-run was an architect who studied multifaith spaces

By Julia Gergely May 6, 2022 11:48 am

Neal Adams.

Remembering Neal Adams, a comic book legend who championed Holocaust awareness

By Rafael Medoff May 2, 2022 2:39 pm

David Sharif, a ‘bright light’ among advocates for those with disabilities, dies at 24

By Julia Gergely April 25, 2022 4:16 pm

A senator in his office

Orrin Hatch wrote a Hanukkah song and wore a mezuzah around his neck for 4 decades

By Andrew Lapin April 25, 2022 11:08 am

Marvin Chomsky.

Marvin Chomsky, director of the influential TV miniseries ‘Holocaust,’ dies at 92

By Andrew Lapin April 19, 2022 4:11 pm

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Beloved Bay Area Jewish educator Rachel Brodie dies at 55

By Alix Wall April 14, 2022 12:30 pm

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