Mitzvah of visiting the ill
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Rabbi Fried, I have a chronically-ill elderly aunt and am wondering if there is a mitzvah involved with visiting the same person often. Is…
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Rabbi Fried, I have a chronically-ill elderly aunt and am wondering if there is a mitzvah involved with visiting the same person often. Is…
By Amy Wolff Sorter Every so often, I like to remind folks about the things that the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and Tarrant County does for the community. The…
By Laura Seymour The words my children would roll their eyes at were: Did you know that ... ? They always dreaded the bits of Jewish knowledge I would throw at…
By Harriet P. Gross Jews have always discussed and disagreed — debating seems to be in our DNA. Our great texts were born of sages pitting intellect and ideas against…
CEO dreams new facility will inspire more learning
By Sharon Wisch-Ray I am happy to report that beloved TJP columnist Harriet Gross is back home after a rehab stay at The Legacy Preston Hollow to mend her broken…
By Harriet P. Gross Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday has come and gone once again, and with it came my annual remembrance of the saddest words I ever heard. It…
By Sharon Wisch-Ray I love hearing about folks’ spontaneous efforts toward tikkun olam. Read on to learn about a nifty project spearheaded by Brentfield sixth grader Sydney Bennett. Honorable Menschen…
Types of observances differ, but ‘New Year for Trees’ important
By Amy Wolff Sorter This is the time of year when the weather is weird — one day it’s in the upper 60s and we fling the windows open; the…