Edmon J. Rodman Edmon J. Rodman writes about Jewish life from his home in Los Angeles and is the author of the weekly Guide for the Jewplexed on virtualjerusalem.com. Contact him at [email protected]. Recent Stories Jun 26, 2017 ‘Merchant of Venice’: a play for our time? Apr 6, 2017 Seder leaders: Laid back or dictator? Feb 24, 2017 Cemetery vandalism has us spooked Feb 3, 2017 Nazi escapee children for Muslim refugee children Dec 23, 2016 I light my menorah in the window and you should, too Oct 7, 2016 Atoning for our online sins of spreading false speech Jun 10, 2016 On Shavuot, who (or what) will get the first fruits Mar 18, 2016 Purim | A license to drink on Purim and Election Day Dec 1, 2015 Light One Candle then let it go out Nov 20, 2015 Thanksgiving | Giving thanks for a fight-free family feast Sep 25, 2015 Sukkot in a drought: a withering proposition Jul 24, 2015 Plutos got heart its a Jewish kind of place Apr 2, 2015 Passover | A simple sons lessons from the kids end of the seder table Jan 30, 2015 The column | Listen to your tree, and it will tell you what to do Dec 13, 2014 Hanukkah | Toeing the gelt line keeps family together Nov 21, 2014 At holiday time, making a leapto feed the needy Oct 3, 2014 Lunar eclipse on Sukkot: A sign of something major Sep 19, 2014 Rosh hashanah | Mighty things happen when the shofar makes house calls Apr 11, 2014 Humor | An SOS from my OS seder run wild Mar 21, 2014 Humor | Threat of hummus ban on campus gets into sticky territory Next Page