“This may sound a little odd for a Methodist from Texas saying this, but I just came from shul.”
(George W. Bush in Wednesday night’s address at the National Dinner Celebrating 350 Years of Jewish Life in America)
Okay, so while I am a fan of Seinfeld and I thought the Festivus idea (the December 23 holiday for the “rest of us”) was funny, it seems that this whole “Chrismukkah” thing is getting out of hand. This new-age creation that intertwines Christmas and Hanukkah began a couple of years ago with an episode…
“You are entitled to your own opinion, but not to your own facts” -Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927 – 2003) (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
In the early 1990s I was an active leader in my synagogue’s high school youth group. Even as a young teen I appreciated the importance of communication in cultivating new members to the congregation’s chapter of United Synagogue Youth (USY) and for keeping current members abreast of upcoming events. This membership communication came in the…
From Haaretz For new Fed chief, dad was one of the few Jews in town When Ben Shalom Bernanke, U.S. President George Bush’s nominee to be the new Federal Reserve chairman, was a teenager in the small town of Dillon, South Carolina, in the 1960s, he helped lead services and roll the Torah scrolls in…
University of Michigan Daily By Victoria Edwards September 23, 2004 Clad in T-shirts proclaiming “Jews for Jesus,” members of the seemingly paradoxical organization have made themselves a presence on the Diag — prompting criticism from mainstream Jewish groups. The group, from San Francisco, says it is nearing the end of a three-week evangelical outreach on…
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. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller