Ever wonder what a nice Shlomo “The Singing Rabbi” Carlebach tune would sound like sung by a Gospel choir? Well, wonder no more.
Check out this beautiful rendition of “Pischu Li” from the Hallel liturgy.
Mazel tov to Ian and Ruby Robinson and the rest of the Shmooze Club on becoming an official U-M Hillel group tonight. Shmooze now has an official Shmooze blog. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
What do you call a man who is married to a rabbi? Well, this wasn’t really a question until about 30 years ago when women were first allowed to be ordained as rabbis. If you ask my friend Jon Drill, who is married to my classmate Rabbi Paula Mack Drill, he prefers the title “The…
Last night Showtime aired the 100th episode of its long-running hit Weeds. However, one of the show’s most popular actors wasn’t watching it when it was first shown since it was the middle of the night for him. Alexander Gould plays “Shane Botwin” on Weeds, a show about a middle class family from California that…
Tuesday evening the Cleveland Cavaliers play the Macabbi Elite basketball team from Tel Aviv at “The Q” (Quicken Arena). Elissa and I will be at the game along with some teens and staff members from Agudas Achim.On Monday evening, Elissa and I attended a benefit dinner here in Cleveland for the Friends of the Israel…
President Bush’s statement on the passing of Nazi Hunter Simon Wiesenthal: Laura and I are saddened by the death of Simon Wiesenthal, a tireless and passionate advocate who devoted his life to tracking down Nazi killers and promoting freedom. Simon Wiesenthal lost 89 relatives in the Holocaust, yet he survived the death camps himself. He…
From the NY Jewish Week Toward A Passionate Conservative JudaismBy Rabbi David Lerner In case you’ve missed the newsflashes, the Conservative movement is in trouble. The National Jewish Population Survey 2000-2001 has sounded the alarm of the impending demise of what once was the largest religious movement in American Judaism. These days it is in…