Walk in My Statutes: Parshat Behukotai

  This week the irrefutable evidence of global warming has surfaced. The New York Times had two articles that showed that the effects of global warming are taking its toll on our planet. One article documented the breaking of the Western Antarctica Ice Sheet.  It said “Two groups of scientists report in journals Science and…Read more »

Winning Isn’t Everything

Los Angeles is in a winning frenzy and it isn’t even award season!  Los Angeles teams, the Kings, Ducks and the Clippers are battling in their respective sports ‘ playoffs. Even if you are not a great basketball or hockey fan you can’t escape the determination and grit that these players show during each game. …Read more »

Complex Miracle, Israel

Israel’s Independence Day is a day for rejoicing. Next Tuesday Israel will mark 66 years since its rebirth on the international stage.  Yom Ha-atzmaut, Israel Independence Day is not just a secular holiday but for all Jews around the world, Israel’s rebirth day is the fulfillment of an age – old dream.  It is a…Read more »

To Eat or Not to Eat: Kitnyot that is!

Every year at Passover the great debate rages: to eat kitniyot or not.  Kitniyot are a classification of food that Jews of Ashkenazi descent (European) do not eat and Sephardic  Jews (Mediterranean) do eat them.  For example, Ashkenazi Jews would not eat rice on Passover and yet, Jews from Morroco, Spain, or Turkey would absolutely…Read more »

How Jews Brought America to the Tipping Point on Marriage Equality: Lessons for the Next Social Justice Issues

    This is a very important and interesting article the author cites Reform Jewish Institutions like the Religious Action Center. Which is a joint project of the CCAR,  the Reform Rabbis and the URJ, Lay leaders !       How Jews Brought America to the Tipping Point on Marriage Equality: Lessons for the…Read more »