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Today is Ordination Sunday for the Los Angeles campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.  A new crop of rabbis will be ordained.  After… Read More »A New Crop

Oil and vinegar don’t mix. The sour faces on the Oil executives that appeared before Congress this week told a story.  It is not enough… Read More »Oil and Vinegar and Water Don’t Mix

THIS IS A WHALE OF A TALE!   But a sad comment on climate warming…are we doing our jobs as stewards of our planet/the Garden of… Read More »Scientists stunned as grey whale sighted off Israel

Parshat Bemidbar Numbers 1:1 – 4:20 We begin a new book of the Torah with this week’s portion, Bemidbar. We begin the book of Numbers… Read More »Count Down in the Wilderness

When is a cross not a Christian symbol?  Evidently when it comes before the Supreme Court.  On April 28 the United States Supreme Court in… Read More »When is a cross not a Christian symbol?

My cousin David is ours.  He is our family genealogist! He has traced the Eger family way back to Romania! Who is your family genealogist? … Read More »Who’s on Your Family Tree

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