The Cleveland Plain Dealer today reported that Ohio Representative Josh Mandel will return to Iraq. I met Josh at an AIPAC event this past Spring in Columbus. He’s a very impressive guy who cares passionately about our government, the State of Israel, and humanitarian causes worldwide — especially in Sudan. Here is part of the…
I got very nervous today when everyone started telling me about the media reports that a clergyman made inappropriate religious comments in his opening invocation at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus this past Wednesday (video). This is because I opened Wednesday’s session of the Ohio Senate with a prayer. Perhaps I shouldn’t have mentioned that…
The audio footage of the mezuzah hanging ceremony in Senator David Goodman’s office is now online. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
I saw the image of menorahs around the world (below) in an American Greetings online greeting card I received today from Paul Magy, immediate past president of Adat Shalom Synagogue and the new chair of the Rabbinical School Board of Overseers at The Jewish Theological Seminary. I thought it was a cool idea so I…