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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…

Just as water leaves a high place and flows to a low one, so the Torah leaves one whose spirit is proud and cleaves to one whose spirit is lowly. (Shir Hashirim Rabbah) (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller

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…

ALAN KING, 1927-2004 “I don’t like going to shul because people recognize me. My rabbi said that if I came more often, people wouldn’t care so much”-Alan King By Lukas I. Alpert Associated Press NEW YORK – Alan King, whose tirades against everyday suburban life grew into a long comedy career in nightclubs and TV…

My good friends, Alex and Peri Sinclair, created their own version of Eishet Chayyil. The lyrics are below with the sources noted. It is sung at the Shabbat dinner table before making Kiddush. אֵשֶׁת חַיִל size>מאֵת אלכּס ופּארי סנקלר‎ אֵשֶת חַיִל מִי יִמְצָא וְרָחוֹק מִפְּנִינִים מִכְרָהּ בָּטַח בָּהּ לֵב בַּעְלָהּ וְשָׁלָל לֹא יֶחְסָר גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב…