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Everyone’s been talking about the American Comedy Network’s “Matzo Man” – the dancing matzahs parody on the Village People’s “Macho Man” song. But I found the 60-second seder to be a great animation for Passover as well. It’s done by the Ramat Hasharon (Israel) web design studio Z-Kit and it’s just what my relatives have…
I’ve been thinking a lot about the term “Opening the Doors” and Jewish education lately. For the past several years I’ve been a committee member of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit’s “Opening the Doors Program” which advocates for students with diverse learning or behavioral challenges so they are able to participate in a quality Jewish educational…
Those who read Milton Steinberg’s masterpiece novel “As a Driven Leaf” will remember that eternal life is a reward given for the fulfillment of two mitzvot (commandments), namely the honoring of one’s parents and the shooing of the mother bird from the nest before taking her eggs. However, yesterday those who wanted to taste eternal…
Begin with Keeping up with the Steins. Made for rabbis to teach about Bar Mitzvah (Adding GOd to the Guest list won’t get read), but a movie about Yibum? really? http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c344_a14638/The_Arts/Film.html# obscure jewish ritual etrog in ushpizin other oddities of jewish life? most mezuzah kissing scenes in a CBS movie on network tv, not jewish…
The President yesterday proclaimed that May 2006 will be Jewish American Heritage Month. I just wonder if he could have left out the part where he mentions that 2006 is the “Year of Our Lord” (see bottom of text below). Who writes this stuff? BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION…
Torah from Terror: Sermons from September 11, 2001 By MARK MIETKIEWICZ Cleveland Jewish News The 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center have inspired of High Holiday sermons, now preserved on www.torahfromterror.com. In 2001, September 11 occurred less than one week before Rosh Hashana (as it does again this year.) Rabbis dispensed with the…