January 2013 - Texas Jewish Post

Mitzvah of visiting the ill

Post published:January 31, 2013
Post Category:Ask the Rabbi / Columnists

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…

Around the Town

Post published:January 31, 2013
Post Category:Around the Town

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…

Sages offer wise answers to ethical dilemmas

Post published:January 31, 2013
Post Category:Columnists / Shalom From the Shabbat Lady

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…

Open discussions essential to Jews

Post published:January 31, 2013
Post Category:Columnists / In My Mind's I by Harriet Gross

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…

Small realizes vision with Perot Museum

Post published:January 31, 2013
Post Category:Featured

CEO dreams new facility will inspire more learning

Dallas Doings

Post published:January 31, 2013
Post Category:Dallas Doings

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…

Woman finally finds freedom

Post published:January 24, 2013
Post Category:Columnists / In My Mind's I by Harriet Gross

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…

Dallas Doings

Post published:January 24, 2013
Post Category:Dallas Doings

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…

Exploring Tu B’Shevat’s roots

Post published:January 24, 2013
Post Category:Featured

Types of observances differ, but ‘New Year for Trees’ important

Around the Town

Post published:January 24, 2013
Post Category:Around the Town

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…