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Jewish organizations are in danger
Our legacy planning should make sure they survive By Mike Leven ATLANTA (JTA) — My library has the popular book “21 Lessons for the 21st Century,” in which Yuval Harari
SCOTUS should allow survivors’ claims to be heard
Last week, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether United States federal courts can hear cases for property damages brought by survivors of genocide against foreign nations that have committed
Who is wise, strong, rich, honored?
Dear Families, Most of us cannot imagine studying Talmud but it really is possible today (you can even find a study group online). The best tractate to study is Pirke
What do G-d’s names mean?
Dear Rabbi Fried, Thanks for your explaining the existence of various names of G-d, which makes it easier to focus knowing they’re all referring to various character traits of the
Got a Jewish question? Rabbi Jack answers
As we light the last candles of Hanukkah and prepare to bid the holiday goodbye for another year, I recommend that you promise yourself one final gift: a new book
The Jewish Scheherazade: How Madame Alexander’s dolls evolved into a pre-K COVID curriculum
FIRST PERSON By Hollace Ava Weiner My daughter’s text message arrived on April 1, but it was no April Fool’s prank. Two weeks into the coronavirus lockdown, her 5-year-old was
Columnists
The top 5 reasons to teach your children about Judaism
Dear Families,As I write, Thanksgiving is almost over and Hanukkah is coming up fast. Is there anything new or different about Hanukkah to share? I am sure as the days
Why so many different names of God?
Dear Rabbi Fried,Something has bothered me for years with the prayer service and many verses and it never occurred to me to ask someone. If we believe there is only
The Book reflects on the Tree of Life tragedy
The Book has arrived, fresh from the University of Pittsburgh Press. I capitalize it because of its importance: It is the newly published compilation of more than 20 essays and
Recipes
A delicious way to delete your leavening
By Tina Wasserman The shelves in the supermarket have been moved around. The shamrocks from St. Patrick’s Day are gone, and bunnies abound. But this time the bunnies are not
Tu B’Shevat is nearing, and almonds are budding
By Tina Wasserman The temperature was frigid last week, and today it is sunny and in the high 60s. On view from my kitchen window is a large patch of
Keeping the Shabbat roast chicken tradition alive
By Ronnie Fein There’s no rule that says Jews are required to eat chicken on Shabbat — that is, no rule was ever handed down from a rabbi or written
