A Happy Passover to everyone!

I was thrilled to hear about Ghana’s soccer star John Paintsil, who also plays for the Hapoel Tel Aviv team, and how he waved the Israeli flag after scoring a goal during a recent World Cup soccer match. The Forward covered the story in this week’s edition, however, according to a Yahoo! News report earlier…

Originally published in the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers Congregation Beit Kodesh growing for the futureBY LINDA ANN CHOMIN Phyllis Lewkowicz couldn’t be happier about welcoming new members to the family at Congregation Beit Kodesh in Livonia. Several months ago, she and members of the temple had formed a Save Our Synagogue committee. When Lewkowicz first…

‘Under God’ Michael Newdow is right. Atheists are outsiders in America. BY SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON Wall Street Journal OnlineWednesday, June 16, 2004 The battle over the Pledge of Allegiance has stimulated vigorous controversy on an issue central to America’s identity. Opponents of “under God” (which was added to the pledge in 1954) argue that the…

I will be lecturing this afternoon to health care professionals at the University of Michigan Hospital on the efficacy of prayer for those in need of healing. This is an especially relevant topic following the Chicago Tribune’s March 31st article explaining that researchers from Harvard Medical School and five other U.S. medical centers found “that…

Be Our Guest In this week’s parsha, we learn that on the third day after Abraham had circumcised himself, he hosted three angels who appeared in human form. Recovering from this procedure in the excruciating heat of the midday sun, our patriarch still urged them to receive his hospitality. Not only that, but as soon…