Happy Chanukkah

I have never visited craigslist.org. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have a craigslist success story. My wife found our absolutely wonderful nanny on craigslist. The famous Craig from craigslist happens to be a former Detroiter and Conservative Jew. He also went to Morristown High School in Morristown, New Jersey, which is where my oldest…

By David Brinn December 12, 2004 A revolutionary Israeli treatment for leukemia using a stem cell-derived product has achieved remarkable Phase I and II trial results. Ten American patients with late-stage leukemia underwent the StemEx leukemia treatment developed by start-up Gamida-Cell and 50% confounded expectations by living past the first 100 days. It appears to…

After June 30th I will no longer be a Hillel professional, but I will still care passionately about Jewish life on college campuses and Jewish college students. So, I am thrilled to read what was announced at the Hillel Summit this week. Hillel will be doubling its campaign, funding to local branches of Hillel, and…

Thanksgiving has always struck me as a secular holiday that doesn’t really affect us at Jews in any negative way. That is until I saw this… From the Lincoln Square Synagogue Website: Eruv Alert: Thanksgiving Weekend, November 25, there is a distinct possibility that the Mid-Manhattan Eruv may be down, due to the necessity of…

DAVID CRUMM: Spiritual quest starts in metro Detroit BY DAVID CRUMM FREE PRESS COLUMNIST December 10, 2004 For years, I’ve heard Jewish parents talk about the Christmas envy their kids can feel at this time of year, but I’d never heard of Hanukkah envy until recently. My son Benjamin, 15, and I were untangling strands…

I came across this ad today on the web at Adaholic. It’s for the Panasonic bookshelf stereo I bought after my Bar Mitzvah in 1989. The stereo still works and I use it in the basement. It’s survived several moves and still sounds great. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller