A member of my synagogue posted this on our discussion list:

Hello beloved jewish community,

I just signed the petition "Jewish Daily Forward: Batya Ungar Sargon Must Resign" and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name.

Our goal is to reach 200 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here:

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My rabbi posted today to our synagogue's discussion mailing list:*

Dear Kol Tzedek Community,

Earlier this week I was doing my least favorite chore - washing used plastic bags and hanging them to dry. I called a friend in California to keep me company. She was hiding out in her kitchen, venting about her inability to go outside because the air is not ( Read more... )

The Center for Contemporary Mussar is concerned with the centuries-old Jewish theory and practice of ethics, and running classes for those who are interested. I am now in the second semester of an online course. I have nothing but praise for their programs, as distinct from their programming...

I unsubscribed from one of the 2 addresses I've been ( Read more... )

(Sent by a friend)
From The Forward » Culture

In Finland, A Yiddish Resurgence
(Yiddish version)
Rukhl Schaechter • February 28, 2019

I had been invited to this year’s Limud Conference Helsinki to give three talks about Yiddish. (In Finnish Limud is spelled with one “m” instead of the double “m” spelling used for Limmud in English.) Co-organizer Ariel ( Read more... )

Letter from my rabbi, who has been on much-needed vacation for a month, to our congregational mailing list:

Heyyyyy...I am so psyched to be back! And I look forward to catching up, learning Torah and celebrating Shabbat in the coming weeks as we gear up for the Awesome Days ahead. Please email me if you want to find time over the phone or in person ( Read more... )

From Billy Penn, which describes itself as "an independent media organization that strives to provide just the right mix of serious and lighthearted news about Philadelphia - the greatest city in the world."

This weekly ritual in West Philly brings together people of Jewish and Muslim faiths
After an Islamophobic protest, synagogue members show ( Read more... )

Sent to me by a friend from high school, and that was in the early sixties, which puts me in the late sixties.

Passover won't begin till Friday evening, but knowing me, I'm just as likely to forget about this by then. (Besides, you can swipe it for greetings of your own.)

Peace is not the product of despair.
An army's most invincible least used.
S ( Read more... )

Rabbi Seamus O'Flanaghan, the Chochem of Dublin, said in the name of Rabbi Fergus Doylevitch of County Clare: Whoever consumes corned beef and cabbage on Erev Chag Rav Patrick has fulfilled his yontif obligation. Rabbi Colleen Goldberg added: If one is a vegetarian, the cabbage will suffice.

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... of my shul. This is a mailing-list letter from my rabbi, about the big Purim party we and some other orgs held Saturday night. (We're doing megilla reading and partying tonight, Erev Purim.)

I am overflowing with joy and gratitude. Thank you to everyone who made Rising Tide so magical. It was truly a community event. Thank you to the shpilers ( Read more... )

JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Meet the first openly transgender teen elected to the board of USY
By Josefin Dolsten    February 6, 2018 12:04pm


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