By Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, JTA
• Published May 22, 2012
JERUSALEM — Unlike other Jewish holidays, the Torah does not specify a date for Shavuot; it is celebrated on the 50th day (seven weeks) after Passover. We moderns celebrate Shavuot on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan; in ancient times, when...
LOS ANGELES -- Are the Ten Commandments only to be heard but not seen? And when they are seen, how should they look? Some groups, notably the Anti-Defamation League, believe that public images of the Ten Commandments should be scarce. “That the increasing...
BY RABBI CARNIE SHALOM ROSE
• Published May 16, 2012
“The act of revelation is a mystery, while the record of revelation is a literary fact, phrased in the language of [the hu]man.”— Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, God In Search Of ManAs a Rabbi, I never cease to be amazed by the questions posed by...
The mere mention of Shavuot sends images of cheesecakes before my eyes and calling my name. I love cheesecakes and they love me — so much they plant themselves on my hips forever.On the two-day festival, which this year begins on the evening of May...
BY ELAINE K. ALEXANDER, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 16, 2012
“Cutting-edge plus cutting edge.” That’s how Dr. Ethan Schuman describes a new initiative for nine local men to learn — via Skype, an online videoconference program — how to slaughter livestock according to kashrut, Jewish dietary law. The...
Chabad centers will be offering a triple-header of holiday fun with three Shavuot celebrations taking place throughout the St. Louis region on Shavuot, Sunday, May 27. The celebrations are open to the entire community, regardless of affiliation or background....
SHAVUOT FEATURE NEW YORK -- Observing my kids playing, I notice how the same toy, no matter how many times they play with it, can reveal the most remarkable things. My daughter, with the vocabulary befitting a 1 1/2-year-old, will bring her ball over...
LOS ANGELES -- On Mother's Day, I'm going to wear my mother's jewelry. No, this isn't a mom’s day story about gender identity; it’s about Jewish identity and whether possessions can help pass it on. As part of her legacy my mother, Pearl, left to...
A favorite Jewish folktale of mine tells of a group of monks at a monastery who over time lost sight of their own behaviors and treated each other with disrespect. Once known for living in an atmosphere of good will and human decency, the monks increasingly...
The holiday of Shavuot (May 26 - 28), when we will celebrate the receiving of the Torah, is just around the corner. It is an appropriate time to reflect upon the importance of Jewish education, and the sharing of our national inheritance—the Torah —to...
With the recent news that the publishers of Encyclopedia Britannica would stop producing hardbound, paper copies of their venerable reference, yet another nail was hammered in the coffin of the 20th century.For those of a certain age, or of sentimental...
COAST (Chabad Ohr Atid Sunday Torah) Sarah Lavin, Rachel Zuener, Shira Weissman, Elan Baskir, Zoe Tabachnick and Ari Rosenstrauch COAST is a collaborative effort of Chabad on Campus and Ohr Atid connecting Washington University student volunteers with...
