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In a turbulent world, Torah offers guidance for 2022
As 2021 draws to a close, it’s a good time to pause and reflect upon meaningful events, on the year to come and on important values from Torah that offer
Empathy, compassion and humanity
Dear Families, We are almost to the New Year and all hope for a good one, yet we are challenged by what is going on in the world. This is
Cremation or burial?
Dear Rabbi Fried, My mother was recently put into hospice and for the first time she’s facing death as a reality. We’ve been discussing burial and her desire, and she
A friend and an angel
So here we are, closing the final pages of yet another bygone year. I do so literally, with a book: “The World of Paul Crume,” a late, much beloved columnist
Mary Anne Luterman
The world sheds a tear today, Dec. 15, 2021, as we have lost one of the most loving and special people humanity has ever known. Mary Anne Luterman, born Dec.
Phillip Paul Saperstein, D.O.
Beloved longtime Fort Worth physician and professor of clinical medicine, Phillip Paul Saperstein, D.O., passed away at Trinity Terrace Friday evening, Dec. 17, 2021, during his 95th year. Born Dec.
Columnists
Cremation or burial?
Dear Rabbi Fried, My mother was recently put into hospice and for the first time she’s facing death as a reality. We’ve been discussing burial and her desire, and she
A friend and an angel
So here we are, closing the final pages of yet another bygone year. I do so literally, with a book: “The World of Paul Crume,” a late, much beloved columnist
Tending to your ancestors
By Debbi K. Levy As an emerging Kohenet, or Priestess, I take many core classes to deepen and strengthen my Jewish knowledge, in preparation for ordination. The course offered during
Recipes
Turte: This sweet treat is like baklava
By Ronnie Fein (JTA) — During the High Holidays, I always make my family’s recipe for a dessert called turte, which is similar to Greek baklava. Rather than walnuts, however,
Braised Short Ribs with Honey and Thyme
By Ronnie Fein (JTA) — Some people think of short ribs as rustic fare. But they are an ideal choice for the High Holidays — and not just because of
Refreshing cocktails for a spirited Tu B’Av
By Tina Wasserman Tu B’Av is celebrated, especially in Israel, on the eve of the full moon. In many cultures the full moon represents love, romance and fertility. Although there
