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April 27, 2016
Torah portion: No scapegoat can cleanse our souls
Acharei Mot (Leviticus 16:1-18:30)\n
Melting bananas, popping balloons, Hindu idol worship, Baptist preachers, and prophecy, Hallelukah!
I thought we could handle the forecast predicting steady 105 degree weather in order to go to Southern India for Pesach to serve as visiting Rabbinic leadership for a little-known community of Indians practicing Judaism called the Bene Efraim.
The Jewish Foreign Policies exchange, part 1: ‘All political communities are worried about survival’
Video Clip of “Women of the Wall” – Fighting for right to pray freely at holiest site in Judaism
Trump sweeps 5 states, Clinton wins 4
Donald Trump swept five primary contests and Hillary Clinton won four on Tuesday, consolidating leads that increase the likelihood they will face off against each other in November’s general election.
Jews could laugh everywhere, even in the Holocaust
Chaya Ostrower, “It Kept Us Alive: Humor in the Holocaust,” Translated by Sandy Bloom. (Jerusalem: Yad Vashem, 2014) pp. 439.
Why do Jews support a $15 minimum wage?
The majority of Jews support increasing the minimum wage to $15.
Anne Frank’s tree: Two Holocaust picture books
In 2010, the aging horse chestnut tree located outside the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam collapsed and died.
Catching up with Brad Sherman
Democratic Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) is renowned for his meticulous attention to his district’s concerns.
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