Harry Plotzer and the Sanhedrin’s Stone A Jewish parody of the first book of the kosher adventures of the Hogwarts hero. by Doug Brook and available on Jewcy Hat tip to Jewsweek (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
My colleague Rabbi Joshua Hammerman published this article in The NY Jewish Week. He is spot on with his analysis of the Conservative Movement. Lately the Conservative movement has seemed less than concerned about conserving itself. The bad news has come in droves: budget woes at the Jewish Theological Seminary; the flap over gay marriage and…
Last Wednesday I had a very intriguing discussion over lunch with Mr. Bill Davidson, owner of Guardian Industries, and sports franchises the Detroit Pistons (NBA), Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL), and Detroit Shock (WNBA). Each of these sports teams are the reigning champions of their respective league. I was invited to lunch with Mr. D. along…
From the NY Times A rabbi who has officiated at the marriage of gay and lesbian couples has been threatened with expulsion from the Conservative movement’s rabbinical association, though movement officials say it is not her activism that is at issue but her repeated defiance of the movement’s rules. Ayelet S. Cohen, the junior rabbi…
Ten-and-a-half years ago I came to Mamshit Camel Ranch, a Bedouin Village, close to Demona in the Negev desert in Israel. I was a participant on USY Israel Pilgrimage (Group 3) and celebrated my 18th birthday in the Bedouin tent. To my young eyes it appeared to be a fairly realistic Bedouin experience complete with…
Study finds doctors take supernatural into account By Chanan Tigay NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (JTA) — In the 1980s, when Rabbi Leonard Sharzer was still working as a plastic surgeon, he treated a patient suffering from a debilitating neurological disease. Sharzer and his colleagues agreed that the man wasn’t long for this world. “It was…
Funny selections from Jewsweek’s Jewriffic Awards. Best reference to child molestation: “Rabbi Feldman, stop touching me!” — Adam Sandler on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno explaining what he was thinking when the director of his new movie, Spanglish, told him to channel a time from his childhood that would make him cry on cue….
Our parsha this week tells of the transformation of an individual, our forefather Jacob. This personal transformation also lays the foundation for the creation of a people, Israel. The Torah teaches that Jacob was left alone in the dark when an angel wrestled with him until the break of dawn. When Jacob’s adversary saw that…
LINDA MOREL Jewish Telegraphic Agency Did you know that Thanksgiving is really a Jewish holiday? Although Thanksgiving is not on the Jewish calendar, historians believe Sukkot may have inspired America’s favorite farewell to fall, often nicknamed “Turkey Day.” “The pilgrims based their customs on the Bible,” says Gloria Kaufer Greene, author of the “New Jewish…
I facilitated a “Torah on Tap” session tonight for Agudath Israel. Over 20 guys came out to discuss men’s roles in the synagogue today. “Where Have All the Men Gone” was the topic and we discussed how the feminist movement and egalitarianism, while positive, have contributed to men turning away from synagogue activities. The evening…