For the laughter of the children, For my own life-breath, For the abundance of food on this table, For the ones who prepared this sumptuous feast, For the roof over our heads, The clothes on our backs, For our health, And our wealth of blessings, For this opportunity to celebrate with family and friends, For…
First, a sober note: While Houston recovers from the wreck of Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma is doing deadly damage in the Caribbean. If you can afford to, take a moment out of your weekend to send support for those who have lost loved ones, homes and more. Choosing the right way to support victims can…
A California-based live webcast of Kol Nidre services is expected to garner more than 40,000 viewers. The service led by Rabbi Naomi Levy of Nashuva, including charismatic preaching, traditional prayer and meditation and music by a five-piece, multi-cultural band will live streamed on Tuesday at 6:30 pm Pacific Time on the website of the Los…
Clockwise from top left, Rabbi Lori Shapiro of Open Temple, Rabbi Lizzie Heydemann of Mishkan Chicago, Rabbi Sharon Brous of Ikar, Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum of the Kavana Cooperative, Rabbi Noa Kushner of the Kitchen and Rabbi Naomi Levy of Nashuva. (Photos courtesy of the congregations) (JTA) — A decade ago in Los Angeles, two organizations…
Newsweek magazine, this year in conjunction with its sister publication The Daily Beast, has just published its annual list of America’s 50 “most influential” rabbis. It’s Newsweek’s fifth such list but the first time that a woman — writer Abigail Pogrebin — has been directly involved in the selection, which no doubt explains why the…
Newsweek magazine is out with its annual list of what it deems the 50 most influential rabbis in the country. As usual, women are a tiny number of those selected by the three entertainment-industry figures: the heads of Sony Pictures, News Corp. and Jewish Television Network Productions — all men, and all based in Los…
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