Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. I heard two cute stories recently. … I met a Rabbi who taught Hebrew school fifty years ago. There was an eight year old boy who loved what he was learning. And he asked his mother if they could “keep kosher”. The mother said that things were very […]

Hi, Yesterday I said this is a great time for Jewish growth. So I’m going to do something that Jews are used to. Make an appeal! But with a twist. This one is not for money! … I think of Entebbe, Uganda. 1976. An air France plane is hijacked by Arab terrorists. At one point, […]

Hi, Please allow a personal note. This Shabbat is my Mom’s yartzeit. The anniversary of her passing. “Elisheva bas (daughter of) Dov Ber”. … Some of you may know parts of this story. But I want everyone who knows me, to know it. … I grew up in a Torah observant home. But my Dad […]

Hi, Hope all is well. We were learning the Torah portion of Kedoshim. (Leviticus, 19 and 20). Kedoshim is full of great moral teachings as well as many Jewish rituals. There’s Shabbat. There’s “Love you neighbor like yourself”. (19:18) And the very next verse? A mysterious commandment. “Do not wear a garment that has both […]

Hi, Please allow a personal note. Today is my Mom’s yartzeit.  The anniversary of her passing. “Elisheva bas (daughter of) Dov Ber”. … I grew up in a Torah observant home. But my Dad didn’t come from an observant background. And what happened? He met my Mom, who did! They met at a time that […]

Hi, Happy Chanukah! What better time could there be to get back to the Torah Minute? After all, Torah is what Chanukah is all about. … We’ve all heard the story. The Greeks tried to destroy Judaism.  And impose Greek culture on the Jews. Torah scrolls were burned.  And Torah study became a capital offense. […]

Hi, Drishat Shalom, best regards from Israel! I had an amazing trip. Besides the usual high points, like Jerusalem and the Western Wall? I visited some of the fantastic Yeshivas for men and women without extensive Jewish backgrounds. There are some amazing opportunities to really sink your teeth into Jewish learning. And there’s one just […]

Hi, Yesterday it was kosher filet mignon. One reader told me she will be in Israel for Rosh Hashanah. And is now looking forward to the trip even more! We also spoke about we have outlived our enemies. … Its 167 B.C.E.  Close to the story of Chanukah. And you’re reading the Athens Times. Here’s […]