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Rugoff uses social media to assist others
The mitzvah network By Deb Silverthorn Television, social media and internet reports of who needed what helped connect Dallas’ Jewish community to those in need during last week’s winter storm.
Legacy WB residents transported to safety
Trip to Midtown Park By Deb Silverthorn Sixty-one residents of The Legacy Willow Bend were transported to safety to The Legacy Midtown Park after their homes suffered a power outage
Restaurants cook, distribute 1,000s of kosher meals
Recipe for kindness By Deb Silverthorn While many in the community suffered outages last week, the lights were lit at Dallas’ Kosher Palate, where owners Chaim and Miriam Goldfeder and
Community responds with caring, connection
Freeze of 2021 By Deb Silverthorn Dallas’ Jewish organizations reached out to one another in the wake of Winter Storms Uri and Viola, offering everything from pop-up day camp to
Jerome ‘Jerry’ Kasten
Jerome (“Jerry”) Kasten passed away peacefully Feb. 17, 2021. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Deanna; three children: Jennifer Cohen, Ruth Joseph and Andrew Kasten; and
Ethel Agatstein Gruen
Beloved and respected wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, friend and heart of her family, Ethel Agatstein Gruen, 100, died at home on Feb. 17, 2021, of natural causes with family
Columnists
Courage: doing right when it’s hard
Dear Families, We are certainly living in strange times — and it seems like it is just one thing after another!! The winter storm and the challenges we have all
Queen Esther is the dawn
By Rabbi Dan LewinPurim Purim, in a nutshell, tells a story of opposites — light and darkness, concealment and revelation. The Talmud says, “To what is Esther compared? To the
Winters here and there
I don’t suspect that my own experiences during our recent weather difficulties were much different from anyone else’s. I do think, however, that I suffered at least a bit less
Recipes
Tu B’Shevat foods celebrate the produce of Israel
By Tina Wasserman “Tu B’Shevat is here, the Jewish Arbor Day, Hail the Trees’ New Year, Happy Holiday.” That childhood song reverberates in my ear every year at this time.
Ken Horwitz shares his love of Jewish cooking
Creating kosher-style cuisine with ‘Deep Flavors’ By Deb Silverthorn Ken Horwitz had all the right ingredients for a fabulous life: beautiful family, strong career and community connections. Nothing was missing,
Add some color to Hanukkah: savory beet latkes
By Elisa Spungen Bildner This recipe originally appeared in The Nosher. These beet pancakes are great for using up a variety of other root vegetables. Using a food processor will
