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Understanding the Palestinian narrative
Like so many others in the Jewish community, I grew up hearing a simple narrative about Israel. I learned of the miraculous return of our people to our homeland and
Jonah and RBG: responding to challenge
Dear Families, This past week at the Goldberg Early Childhood Center, I told the children all about Jonah plus I gathered staff (through Zoom, of course) for learning about the
The soul’s power of victory and joy
By Rabbi Dan Lewin Three key powers rest within the soul: emunah (deep faith), bitachon (trust) and simcha (happiness). Each flows from the former: Faith leads to trust; without faith,
Sukkot: a deeper source of joy
Dear Rabbi Fried,Could you please explain what is accomplished by sitting and eating in a sukkah? We understand it is a mitzvah to do so and the kids love it,
Area clergy share High Holiday messages
Editor’s note: The TJP is thrilled with the overwhelming response of our local clergy to our request for their High Holiday messages. Here is the balance of submissions. Each day
DJCF Nov. 4 Annual Meeting: #ThereIsGoodHappening
Excitement, cheers and applause. These sounds are not the norm at a typical Jewish nonprofit’s annual meeting. But then again, the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation (DJCF) is no ordinary Jewish
Columnists
Getting to know yourself before Rosh Hashanah
The year 2020 will go down in the books as containing one of the more unusual Rosh Hashanahs in Jewish history. For the majority of Jews in America, synagogue gatherings
It is up to us to overcome
Our lives and the lives of every person on this planet have continued to be affected, directly and indirectly, for the past few months by COVID-19. The basic sense of
Life, however challenging, brings choices
Minutes turn to hours, hours to days, days to weeks and then months. It all starts to seem a blur. But, in our home, two 24-hour periods of time stand
Recipes
Making the best use of end-of-summer produce
By Tina Wasserman I’m on vacation. Don’t hate me, but last night the temperature went down to 56 degrees and with the windows open, I was cold. I think I
Whipping up a Father’s Day fiesta
Cocktails to dessert —and in between, fajitas, Margaritas, pronto! By Tina Wasserman Father’s Day is synonymous with grilling, but Dad doesn’t have to do the cooking that day. He should
Dads and kids: Easy-to-make Mother’s Day recipes
By Tina Wasserman Mother’s Day is upon us and there is no mother alive who wouldn’t prefer a handmade gift from her child to a store-bought one (that’s Dad’s department)
