We lost several icons and leaders over the past few weeks, many of whom we can learn from. Among them were RABBI HAROLD M. SCHULWEIS, who passed away at 89, in December. A rabbi’s rabbi and...
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JewliciousReads: Some Best Books of 2014
All those December best of lists and People/Things of The Year. Maybe we will scan them in with some of the best scanners suggested by hereon.biz. So below is my take on some of the best books of...
Why Teaching Science Is So Important
When I mention the big bang theory to my yeshiva students, they inevitably react with; “It’s apikorsus (heresy)!”, “Isn’t that evolution?”, “I like that show!”, and “We don’t...
JewliciousHealth: Checking Breasts and Genes
Up until last week, Ashkenazi Jewish women who had relatives with breast or ovarian cancer were told to be tested for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations. These (BR)east (CA)ncer markers can highly...
The Rambam’s 9th Level of Charity: Ice Bucket Challenges
Yes. I am a curmudgeon. You can’t look at Facebook or TV these days without seeing the latest Ice Bucket Challenge™ by a celebrity, friend, politician, marching band, rabbi, cantor, or summer...
When Radical Feminists Squirm It Makes Me Smile
When radical feminists squirm, it makes me smile, and it’s not because I am anti-feminist. It’s because when any radical viewpoint is challenged it brings me pleasure. My definition of radical...
Rabbis Should Stop Sermonizing About Celebrities
I’ll never forget the time I heard a Rabbi spend 15 minutes of his speech putting down Eddie Vedder. I was sitting right behind him right at the front of the Beis Midrash (study hall) facing the...
Mountain High Shabbat Spiritual Adventure
Shabbat Tent and Pico Shul are organizing the second annual Mountain High Shabbat Spiritual Adventure for young adults in their 20s and 30s, August 22-24, in the Angeles National Forest Jackson Flats...