Learn Yiddish with George and Laura Bush

I have long been an opponent of gambling. A decade ago I wrote a letter to the Michigan Daily newspaper about the consequences gambling addicts face and why it’s praiseworthy to try to deter young people from gambling. Here are some further thoughts about gambling in Jewish law and its moral prohibitions. A fastidious hermeneutic…

Here is Israel’s version of “We Are the World” called Hazak (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller

People say that Joe Lieberman didn’t win the Connecticut primary because of his support of the Iraq War and his George W. Bush kiss, but maybe it was because Connecticut voters didn’t want to “legislate sin” by electing a non-Christian to the senate. I think Katherine Harris should use the slogan “If you’re not with…

Kolel Moshe Lifelong Learning Institute: Meets at Congregation B’nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, West Bloomfield. Nancy Kaplan: 248-737-1931. “The Joseph Story: Setting the Stage for Development of the Jewish People,” 11 a.m. Dec. 12. Brunch and Learn program with Rabbi Jason A. Miller of the Hillel Foundation at the University of Michigan. Cosponsored with Congregation Chaye…

“Remember when the most embarrassing thing to happen to a vice-president was misspelling the word potato?” -Jimmy Kimmel (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller