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Protecting and preserving the earth
Dear Families, It is winter and it has been so cold — yet here comes Tu B’Shevat, the Birthday of the Trees, a feeling of spring coming. This holiday falls
In appreciation to the Al-mighty
Dear Friends, I can’t tell you what a frightful time my family and I had this past Friday, when we first learned of the dreadful and tragic terror attack in
Grab bag
1. Adderall shortage: There has been a serious nationwide shortage of Adderall these past few months. Here is my understanding as to why: A major generic manufacturer of Adderall went
Obituaries: February 2, 2023
Terri Frauman Terri Suzanne Frauman, 66, a lifelong resident of Dallas, passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, of pneumonia. Terri was born April 19, 1956. She attended Shearith Israel Hebrew
Food memories after the Holocaust
By Tina Wasserman When I premiered my first book at the URJ Biennial in Toronto I shlepped 2 gallons of chicken soup through customs (frozen and in my checked luggage).
Mayor Eric Johnson visits Torah Day School of Dallas
Staff Report Mayor Eric Johnson visited Torah Day School of Dallas Thursday, Jan. 19. Johnson was greeted by preschool students and then addressed an assembly of the middle school. Rabbi
Columnists
Hashem is involved in our lives
By Rabbi Howard WolkParashat Bo This Shabbat, 6 Shevat/Jan. 28, is the third yahrzeit of my wife Rebbetzin Annette Wolk, Chanah Bayla bas Yehoshua, z”l. These words are offered in
Action!
By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. Ok, so the last few articles have been about listening, speaking, and thinking. Now it’s time to act! We have varying degrees of what we can
What happens when we procrastinate?
Dear Families, We don’t always realize how the Torah addresses issues about our present-day lives. But reading a commentary today from Rabbi Yitzchak Zweig, I learned “and you shall guard
Recipes
All about squash
By Tina Wasserman First came the pumpkins, used more for decoration than for eating (rightfully so if we’re talking about jack-o’-lanterns). Then the new crop of squashes came to the
International recipes for Sukkot
By Tina Wasserman Many historians believe that the New World’s first Thanksgiving was patterned after our holiday of Sukkot. THE harvest festival (often called Ha-Hag) was a celebration of thanks
Fish and fall fruits to break the Yom Kippur fast
By Ethel G. Hofman (JNS) It’s tradition! After Neilah services at my synagogue on Yom Kippur, there’s a surge to tables of light fare typically set out by the Sisterhood.
