This week is the fourth week of the month. For Reflections Off the Bimah, the fourth week features thought leaders drawn from throughout the Jewish world. These special posts give you the opportunity to consider important opinions you may not readily encounter. This week’s blog is written by Yiling Shen, a frequent blogger at ArchDaily.com We …
A few days ago, we observed the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. His vision for America and humanity continues to resonate even as we continue to fall too short of his dream. Of the many quotes attributed to Dr. King, I have been thinking about one in particular – ‘We may have all …
Meditating with Teens A couple of teens rushed up to me at the last second and asked if I still had space in the class. Pleasantly surprised, I scribbled their names down on the same day registration form in my hand. They wanted to sign up for the Yoga and Meditation as part of the …
I want to share good news. I expect some will read this blog and respond as doubters and find exceptions – it is the times we live in today. Good news is just that… good news, not perfect news. Sometimes it is appropriate to see fears and divisions but we cannot lose the ability to …
By Robin Jacobson. A perennial source of fascination to physicists, philosophers, and poets is the nature of time. Does time progress along a straight line? Perhaps it ripples outward, like the rings on a tree trunk? Or maybe time is tiered, like an archaeological dig? The Maze at Windermere (2018), by Gregory Blake Smith, takes …
This week is the fourth week of the month. For Reflections Off the Bimah, the fourth week features thought leaders drawn from throughout the Jewish world. These special posts give you the opportunity to consider important opinions you may not readily encounter. This week’s blog is written by Elisha Frumkin, Beth El’s education director, while chaperoning …
“If you will it, it is no dream.” These words of Theodor Herzl from his book Altneuland, Old New Land (1902) resonate with me today. Herzl had a vision of establishing a political state for the Jewish People. He wrote at a time of rising nationalism and anti-Semitism. Herzl’s solution to the pogroms and hatred …
By Robin Jacobson. Fans of British mysteries, especially of the Sherlock Holmes variety, will relish Conan Doyle for the Defense by Margalit Fox. This is a true story about Arthur Conan Doyle (the author of the Sherlock Holmes tales) and his successful pursuit of justice for a Jewish man wrongly convicted of murder in early …
You know, I heard that Aretha Franklin’s funeral was eight hours long. EIGHT!!!!! To be fair, the program was scheduled for 6 hours, so they were only over by 25% or so. I guess they needed time for: Faith Hill, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder Ron Isley, Chaka Khan, Yolanda Adams, Marvin Sapp, the Clark Sisters, …
The fifth week of the month is a wildcard in our blog schedule. As Hanukkah begins this Sunday night, let’s think about the holiday from a new angle. Jewish service members are deployed around the globe this Hanukkah. Hopefully they will be able to enjoy a jelly donut, light the candles and appreciate their role …
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