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Consul General Livia Link-Raviv sends Rosh Hashanah greetings to North Texas
By Livia Link-Raviv L’Shanah Tovah from me, my family and the entire consular staff. We wish you a sweet, prosperous and peaceful New Year. As we embark onto 5784, we
Understanding Rosh Hashanah
By Rabbi Dan Lewin Before entering a special and sacred day in the Jewish calendar, it’s crucial to understand its essential ideas and what we aim to derive from it.
10 questions to ask yourself
By Laura Seymour Dear Families, We have just a short time until the holiday of Rosh Hashanah begins, which means lots of preparations — what to wear, what to make
Rosh Hashanah shofar thoughts
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Rabbi Fried, What should I be thinking about when I hear the shofar on Rosh Hashanah? It seems like there should be more focus
Fentanyl: uses, abuses, treatment
By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. As we approach the High Holidays, health is on my mind even more than usual. As a physician, I work with patients daily on improving their
Obituaries: September 13th, 2023
June Friedman June Helene Kobert Friedman died peacefully at home in Tamarac, Florida, at age 96 on Aug. 16, 2023, surrounded by family. Born in the Bronx to Richard and
Columnists
Fentanyl: uses, abuses, treatment
By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. As we approach the High Holidays, health is on my mind even more than usual. As a physician, I work with patients daily on improving their
Alan Dershowitz helps out with a High Holiday dilemma
By Alan Dershowitz Should I cancel classes? Editor’s note: The Forward has been solving reader dilemmas since 1906 in “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for a bundle of letters. This letter
Accepting the covenant for all time
By Rabbi Jordan ParrParashat Nitzavim-Vayelech You stand this day, all of you, before the LORD your God — your tribal heads, your elders and your officials, all the men of
Recipes
This Passover season, emphasize the seasonings
(JNS) Passover begins next week; there are signs of it everywhere. Kosher-for-Passover products are prominently displayed in major supermarkets. This year, especially, traditional dishes can be flavored and spiked with
Local chefs share their favorite Passover recipes
We asked area chefs and caterers to share Passover recipes with our readership. Thank you to Deborah Benaim of dB Catering; Chaim Goldfeder of Palate Catering, Larry Goldstein of Catering
Post-Passover Seder Shabbat dinner
Make it light and easy By Ethel G. Hofman (JNS) The Passover Seders fall midweek this year: the first one on Wednesday, April 5, and the second on Thursday, April
