Haifa, the Central Synagogue, and Orthodox Variations
Our son, Ezra, and his wife, Shiri, recently relocated north, a result of the prohibitive housing costs in Israel’s central region, and...
Pesach in Haifa + Life in Modi'in
Our seder (in Haifa, where Ezra and Shiri live) had 9 adults -- Marian and me, Micah and Alyssa, Ezra and Shiri, Ranana, and two of...
Man Proposes, God Disposes--Returning From Israel in 2022
After several postponements due to Covid-19, we finally made it to Israel to hug our children and grandchildren. It had been nearly...
Working to End Racism and BLM
We can and should protest racism. We should work to eliminate it. I wrote that weeks ago. But we should also know about and protest...
George Floyd and Racism in America -- June 2020
This has been a bad week in America. We in St Louis were witnesses to it six years ago, in Ferguson, in the shooting of Michael Brown. ...
Parashat Naso – Sotah: Modern & Rabbinic Relevance
On its surface, the Sotah (Numbers 5:11-28), like other defunct practices in the Torah, may seem unworthy of much attention. In fact, in...
Delightful Music with a Meaning; and my article on Coronavirus and Halachah published by the UTJ tha
My article is lengthy, and at times technical, but it is relevant and you may find it worthwhile. Coronavirus: Halachic Concepts of...
Rosh Chodesh Sivan, this week's classes, and Yizkor
1. Today is Rosh Chodesh Sivan, a one day observance. We add for Rosh Chodesh in the Amidah, recite an abridged Hallel, and add a Musaf...
Yom Yerushalayim/Interesting Articles
1. Tomorrow night begins Yom Yerushalayim -- The Unification of Yerushalayim following the Six-Day War in 1967 -- 53 years ago. How old...
Compare and contrast: These Weeks in Jewish Life to These Weeks of Covid-19
Today is the 29th day of the omer -- it has been more than 4 weeks since our 1st Pesach seder; about 7 weeks of coronavirus quarantine. ...
