Obituaries
Jess Blake died Nov. 28 at 93. Survived by sons Marc (Sandra), Robert (Becky); 7 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Jess Blake died Nov. 28 at 93. Survived by sons Marc (Sandra), Robert (Becky); 7 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Every few weeks there is a letter urging the Jewish Journal to discontinue Dennis Prager. I have never seen a letter asking that Marty Kaplan be discontinued. Either a) everyone likes and agrees with Marty Kaplan or b) the readers who want Prager discontinued don’t believe in the principle of freedom of speech.
At the Union for Reform Judaism’s (URJ) Biennial conference last week, Erev Shabbat offered a study in contrasts that perfectly illustrated the movement’s promise — and its problems.