God commands us to protect earth
By Laura Seymour It is beginning to feel like winter (finally), and it is Tu B’Shevat — the birthday of the trees. Most of us have memories of collecting money…
By Laura Seymour It is beginning to feel like winter (finally), and it is Tu B’Shevat — the birthday of the trees. Most of us have memories of collecting money…
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Rabbi Fried, I have been doing some thinking about my tzedakah-giving situation. I’m not in the category of the rich, but I’m certainly very…
By Sharon Wisch-Ray In addition to the community getting to hear Jon Daniels’ insights on the 2013 Texas Rangers (see Page 3), several great sports stories have developed locally over…
By Amy Wolff Sorter As we come out of the secular New Year, we’re almost immediately faced with another new year — Tu B’Shevat. Tu B’Shevat (this year, at sundown…
By Laura Seymour Each week, my favorite Shabbat ritual is blessing the children. I have read much about the reasons, meanings and ways to make it a ritual that we…
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Rabbi, In our temple, we always were told that we Jews don’t believe in an afterlife, but we recently heard in a class that…
By Harriet P. Gross I’m writing this on a TJP loaner laptop from my bed at The Legacy at Preston Hollow-Dallas Home for the Jewish Aged. Left leg elevated on…
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried It’s not often that I make use of this column to express personal feelings, but today I feel I must share with you some very…
By Laura Seymour Often I am asked where I get my ideas, and it is no secret that I am a confirmed bibliophile. However, I also love the movies and…