The world of kosher junk food tours seems heaven-sent for Purim. Some of America\’s old-time favorites and a few newer arrivals offer factory tours and visits to megastores where you can taste kosher goodies and learn how they\’re made.
When the woman at the ice rink said to me, \”Remember, listen well for when you do you really can achieve anything,\” she was, in effect, summarizing the message of Parshat Mishpatim: Listen to the words of Torah and you can achieve a just society.
In last week\’s Torah Portion, the Israelites sat back and watched as God brought seven plagues upon the Egyptians. This week, in Parshat Bo, we read of the last three plagues.
When Amy Cohen graduated from Adat Ari El\’s day school in 2003, her family faced a decision: Where would she continue her education?
Albert Einstein was a very smart man — probably one of smartest people of all time.
Jakob Finci, longtime leader of the Bosnian Jewish community, took a swallow of local draft beer and gestured at the mellow crowd enjoying dinner in an upscale new restaurant not far from the city\’s synagogue.
Indeed, like Dorothy from the \”Wizard of Oz,\” I am a young adult on a quest to find her inner soul and place in life. Dorothy transitions from childhood to adulthood, and travels to Oz only to fathom that everything she wanted was in her home, in her own backyard.
There seems to be an unwritten rule that states: \”If you are going through a convulsive experience, you ought to be open to those with equally or more compelling issues.\” Whatever happened to: \”Put your own mask on first, then, tighten the straps before you try to assist others\”?
No, you didn\’t have to leave New York to discover Jewish observance, but something had to plant the desire. In my case, it was my bar mitzvah.
While most 13-year-olds gleefully rip wrapping paper off their abundant bar/bat mitzvah presents and dream of ways to spend their gift money, a growing number of teens are opting to make their bar/bat mitzvah more meaningful.
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