Chevre, I am excited to share with you, this coming Friday night, the life and work of my cousin, Chuckie, an Israeli artist with a unique oeuvre, as he approaches his ninetieth birthday. Born in Chicago, Chuckie studied at the Art Institute before making aliyah in...

Chevre, I am excited to share with you, this coming Friday night, the life and work of my cousin, Chuckie, an Israeli artist with a unique oeuvre, as he approaches his ninetieth birthday. Born in Chicago, Chuckie studied at the Art Institute before making aliyah in...

Chevre, Here's a quick look at our calendar for March. I'll provide details in the near future. Friday, March 1, 6:00 pm Shabbat tefilot, dinner and learning: viewing and discussion of the Israeli documentary film "Let There Be Fire" about my cousin, artist Chuckie...

Chevre, Just a reminder: we’ll sing and celebrate Shabbat in our usual fashion this Shabbat morning., learning about peace-making from a Talmudic passage and some commentaries to it. And I ask, if you are able, to help make the minyan so I can say Kaddish on my...

Chevre, Those who attended last weekend’s kallah had a wonderful time of learning and laughing, eating and singing, and enjoying the camaraderie and community that marks B’Chavana. Many thanks to Robin and Stew for tending to the logistics of our program, as well as...

Chevre, Those of us who gathered at OSRUI for our kallah had a fabulous time of learning, singing and laughing.  I intend to write more about it later in the week. We missed those of you who couldn’t come. This coming Shabbat morning we will look at the following...

It seems that prayer ought to be one of the most natural of things to do.  And, yet, often it is a lot harder than we expect. Frequently, we are distracted or frustrated by our inability to simply pray . . . or to pray simply. Our kallah learning this year will focus...

Chevre, Written into the mission statement of Rochelle Zell Jewish High School - where I teach - is a commitment to nurturing our students’ ability to think critically. In all of our classes - be it History, English, Chemistry, Bible, Talmud, or Jewish Thought - we...

It seems that prayer ought to be one of the most natural of things to do.  And, yet, often it is a lot harder than we expect. Frequently, we are distracted or frustrated by our inability to simply pray . . . or to pray simply. Our kallah learning this year will focus...

  SIGN UP NOW: Sunday, Feb. 10 @ 2:00, we'll watch and discuss the 2017 Academy Award Nominated Film: Marshall. The film tells the incredible story of young Thurgood Marshall taking his career-defining case with the assistance of a young Jewish lawyer, Sam...