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Turn your house or apartment into a functional home office
Working 9 to 5 — at home By Chelle CorderoCreators.com Years before the pandemic forced most offices to go remote, over 3% of the American workforce was working from home,
Anshai Torah’s 2023 Arnie Sweet Scholar-in-Residence
Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Crane brings ethics to the forefront By Deb Silverthorn Congregation Anshai Torah will welcome Rabbi Dr. Jonathan K. Crane as its 2023 Arnie Sweet Scholar-In-Residence Jan. 27
What do we stand for?
By Cantor Sheri AllenParashat Shemot This week we begin a whole new chapter in our family saga. To be more accurate, we begin Book Two in our five-book series, and
Think about the words we use
Dear Friends, I have a new book to recommend but first a story (that I may have told before). Many, many years ago when I was in college there was
Damar Hamlin’s shocking injury
By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Readers, I share with you a column written by my dear student Rabbi Ori Strum. This is an important lesson learned from the recent
Speak!
By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. Last time I wrote about listening, a way we learn about what others think, believe and can teach us. The old saw about having two ears
Columnists
The origins of tikkun olam
Dear Rabbi, I recently received a mailing from a major local Jewish organization that spoke about the “mitzvah of tikkun olam” which is manifest in performing acts of social justice.
The year 2022 in Jewish ideas
Book bans, Ukraine and the end of Roe By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Jewish eras can be defined by events (the fall of the Second Temple, the Inquisition, the founding
We can initiate miracles
By Laura Seymour Dear Friends, Hanukkah is over for another year and forgive me for admitting, I’m Hanukkahed out! It was a truly great Hanukkah 2022! However, the many lessons
Recipes
Easy-to-make Passover recipes
By Tina Wasserman The following are some recipes that I think you might enjoy and find useful for your Passover or any meal during the holiday. Easy to make, do
Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
By Shannon Sarna I love it when people taste my pareve desserts and say, “Wow — this is pareve!?” It’s the same rule with Passover dishes and desserts. Which is
These Passover pancake noodles are better than matzo balls
Everything you need to know about Flädla (including a recipe) By Liz Susman Karp and Natalie Gorlin Last April, as the pandemic raged in my area, I opened my front
