“Painting Our World in Healing and Hope” by Karina Zilberman (JKids Radio)
This latest wave of COVID has been really tough on young families, and it reminded me of this really moving and hopeful song released earlier in the pandemic by the sweet...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 24, 2022
According to the YIVO, the Institute of Jewish Research, the term "Yiddish" is derived from the German word for "Jewish." The most accepted (but not the only) theory of the origin of Yiddish is that it began to take shape by the 10th century as Jews from...
(JTA) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. compared what he sees as threats to human life from 5G, vaccine passports, and “low-orbit satellites” to the threat the Nazis posed to Jews during the Holocaust.
“Even in Hitler’s Germany, you could...
BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published January 23, 2022
A Jewish summer camp experience can build skills and character that last well into adulthood. For some kids, the camp experience was meaningful enough that it played a role in their decision to become a rabbi.
Rabbi Daniel Bogard of Central Reform...
(JTA) — Albert Bourla, the chief executive officer of Pfizer, was named the winner of the 2022 Genesis Prize, the award sometimes called the “Jewish Nobel.”
The award, which “honors extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional...
“I’m Gonna Walk It With You” by Shul Sisters (Jewish Rock Radio)
One thing that has always been important to me is using music to create bridges between people of different backgrounds. In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I wanted to...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 18, 2022
"As a rabbi who works as a chaplain at a hospital in Indianapolis, I’ve held my tongue a lot when it comes to COVID-19 and the emotional strain it puts on the medical staff. But now — as my team at Indiana University Health is responsible for pastoral...
(JTA) — Nearly two years ago, when the pandemic hit the United States, synagogues were lauded for rapidly moving their entire slate of programming and worship online, and for finding ways to connect with congregants in a world where few were leaving...
BILL MOTCHAN, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 12, 2022
1. In Israel, Tu B’Shevat is like Earth Day, raising awareness about the ecology.
2. Part of the environmental awareness is to plant a tree or start an herb garden.
3. Planting trees in Israel is especially important right now; many were lost...
BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published January 12, 2022
This weekend is a good time to begin preparing for your Passover seder. With three months to go, you can delay boiling eggs and stocking up on horseradish.
But it’s an ideal time to plant parsley indoors. The 90-day window should be just about right...
MIMI DAVID, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 12, 2022
“Mommy, Yoni made me look like a boy!”
It was 7 a.m. and I had been up all night with the kids. Finally about 5:30 a.m., things settled and I fell into a deep and much needed sleep. When my daughter came to share this exciting development with...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 11, 2022
Yiddish has style.
The style comes not just from the incredibly humorous sounding words, but from the literal way our great-great-grandparents, great-grandparents, and grandparents sounded when they said the words. I’m referring to their voices and...
