July 2013 - Page 3 of 3 - Texas Jewish Post

‘Three Weeks’ explained

Post published:July 4, 2013
Post category:Ask the Rabbi / Columnists

By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Rabbi Fried, I would like to inquire about the three weeks of mourning being observed by Orthodox Jews. Why need we mourn something that…

Around the Town

Post published:July 4, 2013
Post category:Around the Town

By Sharon Wisch-Ray Space is tight in this week’s TJP as we head into the July 4 holiday and go to press a day early (Monday, July 1). We don’t…

Dallas Doings

Post published:July 4, 2013
Post category:Dallas Doings

By Linda Wisch-Davidsohn Horn wins Fred Hartman Award for excellence in sports writing For the fifth time in his career, veteran sportswriter Barry Horn of The Dallas Morning News has…

An American story for the Fourth of July

Post published:July 4, 2013
Post category:Columnists / In My Mind's I by Harriet Gross

By Harriet P. Gross The Supreme Court recently ruled that all legally married couples are entitled to federal benefits for the wedded. Some states are still fighting the legality of…