6+ hour, 3+ min ago   (241+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California In this crowded field, The Israel Bible—produced by Israel365 under the editorial direction of Rabbi Tuly Weisz—stands out for a singular and deliberate focus that sets it apart from…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (794+ words) By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California Two elderly Southern ladies sat in the front pew as the preacher thundered against sin. When he condemned stealing, they cried, “Amen, Brother!” When he denounced lust, they shouted, “Preach it,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (911+ words) Harei at mekudeshet li b’taba’at zo k’dat Moshe v’Yisrael. “Behold, you are consecrated to me with this ring according to the law of Moses and Israel.” By Karen Galatz in Reno, Nevada Sometimes, not often, bad behavior is rewarded with…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (92+ words) By Heidi Gantwerk in San Diego There will be more moments of shattering ahead, no doubt, which we answer not by countering, but by building. To learn more about Mosaic, or to connect Jews you know between the ages of…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (427+ words) When you think of Alicia Keys you might think of her powerful voice and ear wormy lyrics. Both of these come into play in her semi- autobiographical musical Hell’s Kitchen. (Book by Kristoffer Diaz, music and lyrics by Alicia Keys.)…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (418+ words) Those committee votes are the penultimate legislative hurdle, notorious for killing bills quickly and quietly with no public testimony. That’s exactly why we spent the last few weeks asking you to email and call the committees. It made a difference....

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (365+ words) By Halie Soifer in Washington, D.C. I receive quite a few daily requests of varying natures, especially now that my kids are back from camp and my duties as a short-distance driver and short-order cook have resumed. The following request was…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (122+ words) Today’s Jewish birthday: Mila Kunis San Diego Jewish World Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and raised in Los Angeles, she began acting with minor television roles in the early 1990s She starred as Jackie Burkhart on That ’70s Show from 1998 to 2006 and…...

2+ day, 37+ min ago   (565+ words) Balva goes on to write: “The email urged conference participants to show solidarity by wearing a keffiyeh or ‘Palestine colors,’ read a prewritten ‘Land and Genocide Acknowledgement’ before professional presentations...." (Bruce S....

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (504+ words) By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D., in El Cajon, California It’s striking that Parsha Shoftim, which we read as Elul begins, opens not with laws about judges or kings, but with a lesson about a tree. Trees with shallow roots cannot withstand…...