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Torah Portion: Vaetchanan
By Shlomo Riskin “[Nahamu] Comfort you, comfort you, my people, says your God” (Isaiah 40:1-26) This Shabbat, Va’etchanan – following the fast of the Ninth of Av, our memorial for… Read more
Torah Portion: Mattot–Masei
By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Our Biblical portion of Mattot opens with God’s vengeance against Midian, an avowed enemy of the Israelites who had joined Balak the King of Moab in… Read more
Kolot: My Jewish Journey
By Lauren Simon I was raised in a house with two religions. My mother had been raised Catholic, spending K-8th grade in Catholic school. My father was Jewish, but left… Read more
Video: Israel’s ready for its close-up, Mr. Allen
“Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” “Midnight in Paris,” “To Rome with Love” … to name but a few of the Woody Allen films featuring destinations around the world. But no Israel. Now,… Read more
Torah Portion: Pinchas
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb ~ No two children are alike. Every mother of more than one child knows that all children are already different in the womb. Every experienced… Read more
AUTHOR’S CORNER: Courageous Rabbis, Civil Discourse
By Arthur S. Meyers ~ The following is an excerpt of “Democracy in the Making: The Open Forum Lecture Movement,” a soon-to-be-published book written by Arthur S. Meyers that discusses… Read more
Book Review: From Superman to Everyman “Heroes for My Daughter”
By Matt Robinson / JNS.org ~ Known as one of the shapers of the “Superman” myth, bestselling Jewish author Brad Meltzer is just as impressed with the stories of people… Read more
Kolot: A trip down Hartford’s memory lane
By Barbara Gordon ~ On Sunday, June 24, 40 members and friends of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford took an incredible trip down memory lane. Organized by executive… Read more
Westport writer wins Rockower Award
Andrée Aelion Brooks of Westport has won first place for feature writing in the magazine category of the Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism, run by the American… Read more
Torah Portion: Chukat
By Shlomo Riskin ~ One of the unfathomable mysteries of the Bible is this passage about the red heifer, a law which appears to lack any rational explanation, and about… Read more
