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Asher Radunsky
Asher Radunsky was born Aug. 17, 1978, in Dallas and passed away June 3, 2022. Asher was the beloved son of Barbara and David Radunsky and brother of Emily (Jay)

Texoma ADL to present Juneteenth celebration
Webinar slated for June 15 By Deb Silverthorn It was nearly two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that Major General Gordon Granger’s men marched through Galveston

Community rallies to support lifelong givers
Chesed close to home for Abrams family By Deb Silverthorn Carolyn and David Abrams have been hands-on caregivers, caretakers, mitzvah-makers and more throughout Dallas’ Jewish community for decades. It’s time

Around the Town: June 9, 2022
B’nai B’rith names Jim Stanton its Person of the Year The Isadore Garsek Lodge of B’nai B’rith will honor Jim Stanton with its Person of the Year Award at 11

Dallas Doings: June 9, 2022
Anshai Torah’s Weinberg Golf Classic scores Kol Hakavod and congratulations to the many who made Congregation Anshai Torah’s fourth annual Weinberg Family Golf Classic a great success. Proceeds of the

Support for the IDF
Dear Rabbi, Thank you for all of your recent columns regarding Israel. I was particularly moved by the story from Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, zt”l, about praying by the graves
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A trio of reading treasures
These past few days of recovery have given me unexpected but most welcome chances for some special kinds of reading: most particularly, things I’ve read and loved in the past,
Shabbat and Shavuot: our marriage with G-d
By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Bamidbar In general, every Torah portion has a connection with the time of the year when it is read. This week’s parasha, Bamidbar, is usually read
‘We will do and we will understand’
Dear Families, After weeks of counting, we celebrate the holiday of Shavuot — it is a holiday with all-night study and blintzes and cheesecake. It is also the time for
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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

Tapas-oriented Hanukkah: latkes, wings and doughnuts
By Paula Shoyer (JNS) Paula Shoyer’s “Instant Pot Kosher Cookbook” was a near-instant success. It offers 46 kosher-for-Passover recipes that can be used for other holidays as well, from soups

The miracle of Hanukkah, in more ways than one
By Ethel G. Hofman (JNS) Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is the eight-day celebration commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. We light each menorah candle to remember