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The Jewish community remembers Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis – Rabbi David Wolpe, Brad Sherman and more
Rabbi Harold Schulweis had a fertile mind and a capacious heart.
Hanukah – A Major Battleground for the Heart and Soul of the Jewish People
Poem: Sticks and Stones
A poem by Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis for 5775.
Join globetrotter Bruce Feiler on a journey through Jerusalem
Every religion has its pilgrimage, and PBS’ “Sacred Journeys” provides a lively visual guide to six of the best-known destinations for the devout.
A Jewish artist whose work is at heart of Our Lady Cathedral
When Simon Toparovsky makes the rounds at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral downtown, he gets the rock-star treatment — handshakes and embraces from complete strangers who approach him to engage in conversation, pose for a photograph and tell him his artistic creations are amazing, “out of the box” or spiritually life-enhancing.
Despite artistic and political license, ‘Exodus’ connects to contemporary Jews
If you are going to see “Exodus: Gods and Kings” because it depicts an iconic cultural narrative that you want to better understand, I would caution against relying on director Ridley Scott’s version.