\”Mishkon,\” says Rabbi Dan Shevitz \”is about possibilities. We try to emphasize the possibilities of observance and encourage people to curious about their spiritual trajectory.\”
Although Shevitz was speaking of his Venice congregation Mishkon T
"So, how\’s the \’uglification\’ of the house coming along?" Gabe asks as he walks in the front door.
My mother is 85. But she doesn\’t look a day over 70. She takes no prescription drugs, no hormones; her memory is razor sharp.
Guess my Grandma Faye was a hip, trend-setting bubbe. A real lady before her time, she knit sweaters, crocheted blankets and kept closets full of colorful yarn.
Real estate entrepreneur Brad Gluckstein had a vision. Perhaps not as dramatic as one of those sightings of Mary Magdalene, but a vision nonetheless.
Gouging out eyeballs and hitting people with chairs are just some of the actions taught by Wade Allen. For Allen, the director of Krav Maga Worldwide\’s Hollywood division, it\’s all in the name of self-defense.
TheAmerican Jewish community supports the best medical centers in the country, from sea to shining sea, according to a new study published in the May/June issue of Modern Maturity magazine.
World leaders can\’t seem to arrive at a solution to violence in the Middle East, but just maybe because they didn\’t use a larger-than-life-sized corn on the cob. Kernel Corn, mascot for the vegetarian organization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), has set off on his Middle East tour, marking the launch of PETA\’s campaign, "Give Peas a Chance."
What did Moshe want? When it all came down to it, after Moshe accepted that he wouldn\’t be leading Israel into the land, what did he request of God? Not surprisingly, he asked nothing for himself, focusing instead on the people who would need to go on without him. As we read this week, \”Lord of the spirit of all flesh, appoint, I pray thee, a man to lead the congregation who will go out before them and who will come in before them, who will lead them out and who will bring them in.\”
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