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Ukrainian Jewish refugees celebrate holidays in Warsaw

Jewish groups send volunteers to help in face of uncertainty of life back home By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) Yiddish music, weaving in and out of Ukrainian songs, was heard emanating

JFGD coordinates Hurricane Ian relief efforts

Join 25 Dallas Jewish organizations to meet Floridians’ urgent needs Last week, Hurricane Ian barreled through Florida’s mainland with sustained winds gusting at over 150 mph, plunging large parts of

Temple Shalom, Beth Torah hold joint religious school

On Sunday, Sept. 11, Temple Shalom was bustling with activity for opening day 2022. Religious School students and their families gathered in the Radnitz Social Hall to create blessings for

Biden wishes rabbis and Jewish clergy well

President makes High Holidays Zoom call, offers prayers for Jews in Florida By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) Shortly after hosting the White House’s first-ever Rosh Hashanah reception on Friday, Sept. 30,

Israel’s National Food Bank coming to Anshai Oct. 14

Anshai Torah will welcome Leket Israel, Israel’s National Food Bank and leading food rescue organization, Friday, Oct. 14, following Kabbalat Shabbat Services. Lauren Yokèd, executive director of American Friends of

AJC LFT applications open for high school students

Session begins Oct. 30 By Deb Silverthorn The American Jewish Committee’s Leaders For Tomorrow (LFT) program allows high school students to learn to advocate on behalf of Israel, the Jewish

Columnists

Closeness and distance, heavens and earth

By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Haazinu Long before Shakespeare’s famous line “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears,” Moses put forth, in Hebraic efficiency, a similar expression — only he was

Jonah: a whale of a story to learn from

Dear Families, Yes, it is after Yom Kippur but I can’t stop thinking about Jonah (maybe because the song we sang this week is still being sung throughout the J).

Why do we sit in the sukkah?

Dear Rabbi Fried, Could you please explain what is accomplished by sitting and eating in a sukkah? We understand it is a mitzvah to do so and the kids love

Recipes

International recipes for Sukkot

By Tina Wasserman Many historians believe that the New World’s first Thanksgiving was patterned after our holiday of Sukkot. THE harvest festival (often called Ha-Hag) was a celebration of thanks

Fish and fall fruits to break the Yom Kippur fast

By Ethel G. Hofman (JNS) It’s tradition! After Neilah services at my synagogue on Yom Kippur, there’s a surge to tables of light fare typically set out by the Sisterhood.

Feast on these after the Yom Kippur fast

By Tina Wasserman Yom Kippur is approaching and that means you are thinking about fasting and non-fasting. Many years ago, I gave up hosting Break Fast because I hated thinking

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