Do your eyes deceive you?

Torah from Terror By Mark MietkiewiczIn 2001, September 11 occurred less than one week before Rosh Hashanah (as it does again this year.) Rabbis dispensed with the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur sermons they had prepared and wrote new ones to help their congregations grapple with the horrors they had just witnessed. Theirs were words…

From the Forward Rabbi Urges Conversion, Sexual LimitsBy Jennifer SiegelNovember 25, 2005 HOUSTON — For more than a quarter-century, the Reform movement has made it a priority to reach out to interfaith couples. Now, its leader, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, said it’s time to start doing more to encourage non-Jewish spouses to convert to Judaism. Yoffie,…

Quest For Love by Molly Shaffer A lonely American rabbi’s son is taking the concept of speed dating up a gear by going on 50 blind dates in 50 US states – all in just 50 days. Dan Jacobs, from Santa Monica, is setting off on the ultimate romantic road trip next week to find…

Even the gorillas in Israel keep kosher for Passover! At least the ones at the Safari Park Zoo in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, do. Since observant handlers cannot touch any leavened products during the weeklong Passover holiday (which will begin on Saturday), zookeepers have begun cleaning the premises of bread-related products and since Tuesday,…

University of Michigan Hillel co-sponsored the Ludacris concert tonight. I think I am now deaf in both ears, but it was a fun event. I took my cousin Jeff Gudes and we watched from the 5th row with Jeff’s sister Lindsey. Today was my grandfather David Gudes’s 11th yahrzeit and I’m sure he enjoyed seeing…

Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 12 days since I last posted anything to this blog. I suppose the 3 kiddies under age 2 is a good excuse for that. Well, after today I will no longer be able to say that I have 3 kids under age 2 since my Big Boy turns two-years-old…