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Parshat V’etchanan Deuteronomy 3:23 -7:11 The Shema prayer is one of the highlight of this week’s Torah portion.  Listen Israel Adonai is Your God, Adonai… Read More »Love and Unity

There has been such a flurry of meetings here in Israel.  The Conversion Bill introduced by Member of Knesset David Rotem went from being a… Read More »One Jewish People?

Today is the Ninth of Av-Tisha B’Av.  Growing up in Memphis, Tennessee in a Classical Reform congregation this was never really observed. Even at our… Read More »Mourning in Jerusalem

Dear Friends, Don’t forget July 25 is the Quad4Dreams event in Culver City at Veteran’s Park.  This is a wonderful Scholarship fundraiser to help graduating seniors… Read More »Don’t forget Quad4Dreams

Parshat Devarim Deuteronomy 1:1 -3:22 We begin the last book of the Torah this week, Devarim also known as Deuteronomy.  In scholarly circles there has always… Read More »Deuteronomy the last book

Hooray for my friend, Lt. Dan Choi.  His charges have been dropped.  Wednesday he was in court in Washington, D.C. on  charges of disobeying a… Read More »Proud of you Dan

Today is Rosh Chodesh Av.  The new Jewish month of Av.  Each First day of the new month Women of the Wall gather to pray and read… Read More »Arrested Torah

I have successfully avoided World Cup mania. But being here in Israel it is hard to avoid. This country is soccer and basketball crazed.  And… Read More »Spain vs Netherland