This week, we’re reflecting on the rabbi and three congregants held hostage at a Texas synagogue last Saturday. 

We’re also sharing an interview with Mark Podwal, an artist who has illustrated for the Metropolitan Opera and the New York Times —and who has a day job as a dermatologist. He tells us how his art, rich with Jewish themes and imagery, is his expression of his Jewish identity

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