January 3, 2014 at 6:01 pm Filling mysteries of the future with lessons of the past Faith & Values OK, folks, now that we’re into the New Year, it’s time for a little schedule planning, Jewish style. Do you have your... Local News
November 29, 2013 at 8:00 pm The great 2013 Thanksgiving-Chanukah quirk Faith & Values You may have heard reports of a strange and unusual quirk on the calendar this year. Usually, Thanksgiving precedes the 8-day-long Jewish... Local News
October 25, 2013 at 7:01 pm Explaining kosher: Long talk might start with a single pickle Faith & Values “Rabbi,” they ask, “what is the nature of the universe? Is God just? Can our world be redeemed?” They’re good questions, all.... Local News
September 13, 2013 at 8:00 pm You’re sorry? What do you really mean by that? Faith & Values Today is the most solemn day of the Jewish year — Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. For Jews, it is a... Local News
August 9, 2013 at 5:11 pm The story of the king’s diamond and a rabbi’s scratch Faith & Values First the story; then a story about the story. There was once a king who owned an enormous and very beautiful diamond.... Local News
June 29, 2013 at 9:10 am A happy birthday, mazel tov to America Faith & Values One day in September 1654, 23 Jews disembarked a ship in New Amsterdam — now called New York. The previous May, they... Local News
May 31, 2013 at 4:09 pm The power of a person’s name Faith & Values The story below, I recently learned, is a legend. My brother told it to me several years ago, and I only learned... Local News
April 29, 2013 at 3:13 pm Why city skylines lack splendid synagogues Faith & Values Let’s go soaring together, shall we? Let’s soar across the world, over great cities, and over distant, exotic lands. Maybe, as we... Local News
April 5, 2013 at 7:00 pm Late-night ruminations at a hospital bedside Faith & Values “Rabbi Judah the Prince said, ‘There are those who acquire eternity over the course of many years, and there are those who... Local News
February 22, 2013 at 7:00 pm Open to all religions? It’s wiser to delve deeply into one Faith & Values “So you’re a rabbi ... ” many people say when they meet me. “I’m into religion, too. Actually, I like to study... Local News