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Antisemitism is focus of JCRC, CSI town hall
By Ben Tinsley Btinsley@live.com Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s observations on local and national hate crimes dominated a recent town hall Zoom meeting revolving around safety, security and antisemitism. The roughly one-hour
An important break fast lesson: Let others help
By Tina Wasserman I don’t do Break Fast. I used to but I couldn’t stand thinking about my menu and setup while I was supposed to be praying and I
Around the Town: 08/09/21
Texas Hillel spotlights Hannah Simon Texas Hillel featured Hannah Simon in its weekly student spotlight on Facebook and Instagram Sept. 3. Hannah, a UT senior and member of Alpha Epsilon
Moses’ death and our life
By Rabbi Charlie Cytron-WalkerParashat Vayeilech Our rabbis are great storytellers with great imaginations. Some of their best work revolves around the verse in parashat Vayeilech, “God said to Moses: The
Yom Kippur 5782 and remembering Sept. 11
The holiest day of the Jewish year is Yom Kippur. This year, Erev Yom Kippur falls Wednesday, Sept. 15, and Jews around the world will observe the Day of Atonement
Use positive words to describe children, and yourselves
Some say… You might say… Some say… You might say… aggressive assertive boistrous enthusiasic bossy a leader brooding serious chatterbox community clingy imaginative controlling determined dreamy determined fearful sensitive forceful
Columnists
Playing the Great Game of Life
When I was a small child, my father — a doctor in general practice — volunteered for our local Jewish Community Center to do free physicals for kids who would
Rosh Hashanah greetings
By Livia Link-Raviv Shanah Tovah from me, my family and the entire Israeli consulate. I am extremely excited to be starting my new role as consul general of Israel to
Unity and affirmation
By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Nitzavim As we approach Rosh Hashanah, the upcoming themes of the day are unity and affirmation. This unity concerns awakening the sense that our destinies are
Recipes
Passover food in Mexico is a mashup of cultures
From matzo tortillas to spicy gefilte fish By Sybil Sanchez PACHUCA, Mexico (JTA) — Like other Jews around the world, Alegra Smeke turns to traditional foods during Passover. For her
Masa Tiganitas: Sephardi matzo brei — but better
By Rachel Ringler (The Nosher) — Leave it to Sephardic Jews to make even a pedestrian dish — the ubiquitous matzo brei, a mashup of fried matzo and egg —
Instant Pot Kosher Cookbook
Author Paula Shoyer calls the apparatus revolutionary By Marshall Weiss (The Dayton Jewish Observer via JNS) Just in time for Passover, kosher cooking maven/author Paula Shoyer’s “Instant Pot Kosher Cookbook”
