From the creator of the “Who Let the Jews Out” animation to advertise Sam Apple’s book Shlepping Through the Alps comes this new animation to promote Taglit/birthright israel:
Well, I see I haven’t posted anything to my blog in about a week-and-a-half. This is because I have been so busy lately having just recently decided not to return to U-M Hillel next year as Associate Director. So, rather than write anything of substance on the important issues of the day, I will just…
Not having blogged in over a month marks my longest dry spell since starting this blog in October 2003. Much has happened in the month since I last blogged including moving to Columbus, Ohio and starting my new position as rabbi of Congregation Agudas Achim. So, nu? Why did I decide to start blogging again…
Originally published in the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers Congregation Beit Kodesh growing for the futureBY LINDA ANN CHOMIN Phyllis Lewkowicz couldn’t be happier about welcoming new members to the family at Congregation Beit Kodesh in Livonia. Several months ago, she and members of the temple had formed a Save Our Synagogue committee. When Lewkowicz first…
This is great news and how often do we hear about great news in the Jewish genetic disorder sphere? From Haaretz Daily English Edition Tay-Sachs, the `Jewish disease,’ almost eradicated By Tamara Traubman, Haaretz Correspondent The genetic mutation disease Tay-Sachs, a fatal inherited disease of the central nervous system that mostly affects Ashkenazi Jews, has…
From Haaretz After initial attempts to solve the microphone problem, including activation of the back-up system, failed, Likud Director General Arik Barami charged that Sharon’s speech had been sabotaged, saying that the prime minister’s opponents had poured a bucket of water on the microphone’s electrical connections. Police later responded that an informal examination had produced…
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