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Gratitude and how to express our thanks
Dear Families, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah have a lot in common (and not just because some years they fall closer together on the calendar). For both holidays, we focus on being
The loss of our leaders
Dear Friends and Readers, Many have commented on the loss of significant Jewish world leaders during this COVID period, and in fact we have, indeed, tragically been orphaned over the
‘Dancing’ through our challenges
Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow has turned 87, and by way of celebration, has written a new book — an addition to a good-sized library of previously published volumes with such
Tree of Life shtender back at Schultz Rosenberg Campus
Holy, now whole By Deb Silverthorn The shtender, a sacred and functional piece of art, is back home at Akiba Yavneh Academy, with help from Ron Romaner, the son-in-law of
Fort Worth loses ‘family first’ Barnett
Louis “Lou” Barnett passed away Nov. 14, 2020, just one week before his 102nd birthday. Barnett, a pillar of the Jewish and greater Fort Worth communities, was laid to rest
Olivia Kuper Harris comes home to Dallas
Live outdoors Nov. 19 By Deb Silverthorn Olivia Kuper Harris, the pop, rhythm, blues and soul artist who grew up in Jewish Dallas, returns home at 8 p.m. Nov. 19
Columnists
The loss of our leaders
Dear Friends and Readers, Many have commented on the loss of significant Jewish world leaders during this COVID period, and in fact we have, indeed, tragically been orphaned over the
‘Dancing’ through our challenges
Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow has turned 87, and by way of celebration, has written a new book — an addition to a good-sized library of previously published volumes with such
Jews and voting rights
The recent election brings up the topic of voting rights. Did you know that Jews were not allowed to vote in America until the early 19th century? I certainly was
Recipes
Turn your kitchen into a history lesson and a pizzaria
By Tina WassermanOK, the holidays are over but the stay in place order is ongoing. If you have school-age children at home then you are working on math problems and
Mimouna: celebrating the end of Pesach
By Tina WassermanPassover is over and religiously we look to the counting of the Omer until Shavuot. However Moroccan Jews and their Arab neighbors have wanted to celebrate the end
Easy main courses for your seder meal
By Tina WassermanHope you are all coping well with the sequestering. I guess it is giving you more time to prepare for Pesach. However, the difficulty this year is not
