Rabbi Eger

President Obama nominated Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court to fill the seat of Justice Stevens.  Kagan is presently the Solicitor General of the United… Read More »Kagan nominated to SC

Jewish astronaut set to blast off May 6, 2010 NEW YORK (JTA) — A Jewish astronaut will bring the presidential proclamation creating Jewish Heritage Month… Read More »Check this out about Jews in SPACE!

We are more than half way through the period of counting the Omer. Today is the 39th day of counting.   Shavuot looms starting Tuesday evening,… Read More »More than half way

A teacher showed her preschool students a display of magnets and explained their uses. Considering the lesson plan a success, the teacher quizzed the class: “Who… Read More »Mom’s Day

Parshat Behar-Behukotai Leviticus 25:1 –Leviticus 27:34  This double portion ends the book of Leviticus.  With 36 blessings and 49 curses contained in this portion, the… Read More »Mystical Numbers of this week’s Torah

My classmate and colleague Rabbi Thomas Loucheim is the Rabbi in Tuscon, Arizona. Below are his remarks concerning SB 1070, the Arizona law on immigrants… Read More »An Arizona Rabbi Speaks

Okay now they have gone off the edge in Arizona.  The latest report from the state is that teachers with “thick” accents will be let… Read More »One more for Arizona

What is with Arizona these days?  I have to admit I like going every year to spring training with my son. It is one of… Read More »As if Immigration issues in AZ weren’t enough

Jewish traditions teach us that on Shabbat we remove all the petitionary prayers from the Amida. In other words we don’t ask God to work on… Read More »Pray for Healing