‘If I forget you, O Jerusalem’
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER James Carroll’s new book is about two Jerusalems — one of streets and walls, one of ...
Tag: Judaism
Spat over prayer in the Legislature returns (+ JTA update)
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR In 2000, the American Jewish World reported on the controversy in the Minnesota House of Representatives over ...
Author Scott Edelstein to speak
Scott Edelstein will discuss his book Sex and the Spiritual Teacher: Why It Happens, When It’s a Problem and What ...
A bright light has gone out
Singer and songwriter Debbie Friedman was a talented woman who used her gift in the most positive manner possible By ...
J.J. Goldberg will be featured at (Re)Discover Israel Conference and Fair this Sunday at Mount Zion
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR J.J. Goldberg, former editor-in-chief and current columnist for the Forward in New York City, will discuss the ...
Singer-songwriter Debbie Friedman dies
Minnesota native created a new style of Jewish liturgical music that reinvigorated worship services By ERIN ELLIOTT BRYAN / Community ...
A thought-provoking photography show
Exhibit of photos by Stuart D. Klipper offers chance to contemplate the contested holy ground By DORIS RUBENSTEIN The Harold ...
Jewish newspaper in New Jersey reconsiders hasty apology on gay wedding announcement
NEW YORK (JTA) — After expressing regret for publishing a gay wedding announcement, the New Jersey Jewish Standard says it ...
Rabbi Bernard S. Raskas touched many lives
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Growing up in St. Paul’s Highland Park Jewish community, Rabbi Bernard Solomon Raskas was always a part ...
Commentary: Way drunk on Purim
The tradition of drinking to excess on Purim is problematic, because Jews are not exempt from alcoholism By RABBI SHARON ...
