“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)
Well, it’s been close to a month since my last post. I’ve been extremely busy with Hillel and several other commitments including teaching the History of Judaism at MSU and SYNergy at Adat Shalom (where I’ve also created their new website). I have also been consulting Congregation Beit Kodesh in Livonia, Michigan as their Rabbinic…
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Simchat Tigers and Simchat Torah… What a combination!! (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
From the Detroit Jewish News (December 31, 2004) By Robert Sklar “Editor’s Notebook” Champion of Jewish Studies “One of my proudest activities has been to help the MSU Jewish Studies program become firmly established in our curriculum both intellectually and fiscally,” [Michigan State University President M. Peter] McPherson said, causing a swell of approval to…
In this article about Joel Kaplan, the latest Jewish appointment to the Bush White House, we learn that Chief of Staff Josh Bolten not only dated Bo Derek but also recited the Sheva Berakhot at Joel Kaplan’s wedding earlier this year. Apparently, the new Deputy Chief of Staff also fulfills the mitzvah of lulav each…
There is a Hebrew saying: ma’aseh avot siman l’banim — the actions of the father is a sign for the children. Otherwise stated as “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” Here is Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom on Mel Gibson and his father’s anti-Semitic views: “The son must refute father’s hateful rants”…