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“Show Me the Bread”by Rabbi Jason Miller This week’s Torah portion opens with the repeated instructions for building the Tabernacle, God’s physical dwelling place among the Israelite nation. The detailed narrative calls for the creation of the contents of the Tabernacle (k’lei hamishkan), including the table that would stand across from the menorah in the…
I must be getting old. I just read that three of my former teachers are retiring from teaching at Hillel Day School. One of these teachers is Noami Reiter, who didn’t teach me at Hillel Day School but was my preschool teacher at Adat Shalom Synagogue Nursery School. I also just read an article saying…
The Detroit Jewish News recently held an Israel Photo Contest to which I submitted four photos. One of my photos won third place and two others were honorable mentions. My friend, David Salama, won first place with a photo of his two-year-old son Elliot at the Western Wall. THIRD PLACEHONORABLE MENTIONHONORABLE MENTION (c) Rabbi Jason…
Here is Israel’s version of “We Are the World” called Hazak (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
From the LA Times Madonna and the Kabbalah Cult By Yossi Klein Halevi JERUSALEM — Madonna’s visit to Israel last week, as part of a High Holidays pilgrimage organized by the Los Angeles-based Kabbalah Centre, was greeted here with an enthusiasm deeper than mere excitement at the presence of a pop superstar. Israelis were understandably…
Oy Vey! Traffic Sign Goes up in Brooklyn From Yahoo! News: “Leaving Brooklyn? ‘Oy vey!’” That’s what motorists now see as they cross the Williamburg Bridge into Manhattan. The huge sign, affixed to a cross beam of the bridge high above the bustling traffic, is a sweet victory for Marty Markowitz, president of the borough,…