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Lenore Cohen, Devoted Jewish Educator and Community Leader, Dies at 95
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (918+ words) Lenore Cohen, a longtime Temple Emanuel teacher, director of education and Jewish community leader whose deep commitment to Jewish learning helped shape generations of students in the Washington area, died June 13. She was 95. Cohen was remembered by family, friends and…...
Gaithersburg's Rabbi Charles Arian Responds to the Times
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (900+ words) Rabbi Charles Arian takes the social justice values he learned growing up in the Reform movement and applies them at his Conservative synagogue and day-to-day life. The Montgomery Village resident is in his 15th year as rabbi at Kehilat Shalom in…...
D'var Torah: The Hallmarks of a Good Leader
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (579+ words) This week’s Torah portion is Pinchas: Numbers 25:10 — 30:1 The Torah offers a remarkably relevant answer as Moses approaches the end of his life. God tells Moses to ascend a mountain and gaze upon the Promised Land that he will never enter....
D'var Torah: Korah’s Rebellion: A ‘Controversy for the Sake of Heaven’
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (347+ words) By Clifford S. Fishman This week’s Torah portion is Korach: Numbers 16:1 — 18:32 I seek to “controvert” that conclusion. I believe Korah’s rebellion had a legitimate purpose, and therefore “endures” — i.e., his cause retains value even today. Korah’s goal — to persuade Moses…...