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Rabbis of LA | Feinstein Today: ‘I’m Still That Kid’
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1097+ words) Rabbi Ed Feinstein has spent all but a decade of his 71 years in his only true Jewish home, Valley Beth Shalom, where the 16-year-old Feinstein met the recently-arrived Rabbi Harold Schulweis. Last week Rabbi Feinstein explained how the Schulweis dynasty…...
Table for Five: Shemot
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (841+ words) One verse, five voices. Edited by Nina Litvak and Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist "An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from within the bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning with…...
My Name Is Your Name – A poem for Parsha Shemot
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (618+ words) Shemot " Names (Exodus 1:16:1) When I came along, my parents agreed on my name but not on the spelling. I learned this eighteen years later when the mighty state of New Jersey sent me my birth certificate. It had two addenda…...
What People Who Don’t Drink Coffee Have in Common with American Jews
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (456+ words) Roberta Rosenthal Kwall is a law professor, author, and Jewish educator specializing in American Judaism. Her latest book is "Polarized: Why American Jews are Divided and What to do About It," (forthcoming 2026, Bloomsbury Press). January is Veganuary, a time where…...
Hollywooden Hiding of Jewish Lost Property
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (498+ words) For this offence,theftof it is not a correct accusation. Although evasive film directors seem to rob these Jews of their identity, that it's lost property is more due to the losers' negligence than robberty. The fire caused temporary guilt,…...
A Bisl Torah – Shemot: Pay Attention
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (670+ words) Rabbi Guzik is on sabbatical. Please enjoy A Bisl Torah from our Rabbinic Intern, Moe Howard. It's never too early to start preparing for Passover. While the cleaning can wait, the claim at the heart of the seder is timely:…...
To My Fellow Diaspora Jews — Let’s Be a New Kind of Jew
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (414+ words) Sarah Ward is employed at the Gordon Jewish Community Center of Nashville, Tenn. As moviegoers flock to watch "Avatar: Fire and Ash," the newest exploits of the Na'vi tribe, it's worth revisiting a long-forgotten tribal tale " the story of Solomon…...
Faith, Film and the First Jewish Indian Chief
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (661+ words) As moviegoers flock to theaters to watch "Avatar: Fire and Ash," the newest exploits of the Na'vi tribe, it's worth revisiting a long-forgotten tribal tale " the story of Solomon Bibo, the Jewish Indian chief. As Rollins recounts, "Solomon Bibo became…...
“Today, it’s me. Next time, it’ll be you.” ft. Shai Davidai
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (397+ words) Toward the end of the episode, the group talks about his podcast, "Here I Am With Shai Davidai," and what keeps Shai going despite the obstacles. The episode wraps up with final thoughts, reflections, and a classic Schmuckboys sign-off. After…...
Antizionism Isn’t About Foreign Policy. It’s About Reopening the Jewish Question
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (1117+ words) On his first day in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani moved to revoke the city's adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism. The decision was framed as a procedural correction'an act of neutrality, even principle. In reality, it…...