By Ben Tinsley bent@tjpnews.com Follow @bentinsley DALLAS — Rabbi Shira Wallach of Congregation Shearith Israel spoke for only a few minutes during the Thursday, May 5 observance of Yom HaShoah.…
By Ben Tinsley bent@tjpnews.com Follow @bentinsley DALLAS — Robert M. Edsel has dedicated a major portion of his life to recovering artwork and cultural artifacts stolen by Nazi Germany during…
Dear Families, Summer is the time for trips and visiting places, friends and family. As you prepare, a very good Jewish value is hachnasat orchim — hospitality or welcoming guests.…
World War II in Europe had just ended and more and more was coming out in the news about Nazi atrocities and the Holocaust. Most of my fellow students at…
Dear Readers, I’m writing to you from New York, in the midst of the “Sheva Brachos” celebration for the wedding of my precious daughter Tehilla last night. It’s hard to…
The Friday before Mother’s Day, I found myself craving corn soup. This happens every year. For me, it’s the taste of motherhood. My mother was not a “real” cook. Sure,…
Compiled by Sharon Wisch-Ray sharon@tjpnews.com Yom HaShoah memorial service More than 175 people participated in the 2016 Fort Worth & Tarrant County Yom HaShoah Community Observance on May 5 at…
Compiled by Sharon Wisch-Ray sharon@tjpnews.com Members of Knesset visit Akiba Akiba Academy was among the stops of a delegation of Members of Knesset that was recently in the Dallas area.…
By Ben Tinsley bent@tjpnews.com Follow @bentinsley DALLAS — IMA Financial Group Inc., of Wichita, Kansas, recently acquire d Dallas-based insurance brokerage Waldman Bros. The transaction has created a powerful new…
Dear Rabbi, We always were told that Jews don’t believe in an afterlife, but were recently taught that we believe there’s a place called the “world to come.” Does that…