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Community takes steps toward healing
Gratitude expressed to law enforcement, community support By Sharon Wisch-Ray This wasn’t his first healing service, but this one was different, said Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, less than 48 hours after
Area synagogues stand strong for Shabbat services
Open doors, open hearts By Sharon Wisch-Ray The first Shabbat after a Muslim terrorist took three congregants and Congregation Beth Israel’s Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker hostage, Jews in North Texas returned
Anshai Torah to welcome Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer
Submitted Story Congregation Anshai Torah’s eleventh annual Arnie Sweet Scholar-in-Residence program will welcome Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, on Sunday, Feb. 6, and
Dallas Doings: January 27th, 2022
Prepare for Jewish life after high school A new series, “Are Jew Ready? Life Beyond High School,” will start next week. The program is geared toward Jewish high school students
The Beth-El Holocaust Torah’s journey to Fort Worth
In 1942, the Nazis seized Jewish ritual objects from synagogues across Czechoslovakia and shipped them to Prague to be tagged and catalogued. Among those objects of Judaica were 1,564 Torahs.
Thoughts on Colleyville
By Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky Editor’s note: This sermon was delivered at Shabbat morning services Jan. 22. My colleague and friend Rabbi David Wolkenfeld of Chicago said it best in a
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Thoughts on Colleyville
By Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky Editor’s note: This sermon was delivered at Shabbat morning services Jan. 22. My colleague and friend Rabbi David Wolkenfeld of Chicago said it best in a
Are we borrowers or guardians?
By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Mishpatim When one looks at the abundance of mitzvahs in the Torah, a common question arises: Are these commandments supposed to make sense to me? Depending
We must condemn antisemitism wherever, whenever
By Cheryl Drazin ADL Texoma is deeply grateful for law enforcement and first responders for their role in ending the tense hostage situation in Colleyville. Our thoughts and prayers remain
Recipes
Buffet mentality and New Year’s Eve
By Tina Wasserman I am often asked how many people a recipe will serve. I always respond that it depends on the circumstances. We have all made the infamous tuna
Jews and Chinese food
By Tina Wasserman There have always been two major factors in the spread of the Jewish Diaspora: commerce and persecution. The arrival of Jewish émigrés into Far East Asia and
Dishes for Thanksgiving 2021
By Tina Wasserman Here’s a festive salad that will easily go with all your Thanksgiving dishes. I recently purchased Red Apple balsamic vinegar from Seven Barrels when I was in
