The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Noach Genesis 6:9-11:32 The greatest work of art in history, the ever-smiling Mona Lisa, hangs in the Louvre. Every year, millions of visitors come from around the world to gaze at its subtle beauty, and many of them feel the…
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Jewish Life
Mixed & Matched
How do I tell my Catholic parents that I don’t plan to have Christmas?
Dear Dawn: I was raised Catholic and left the church many years ago. When I married my Jewish wife, we had a Jewish wedding. My very Catholic parents came…
Local Voice
Let’s keep educating our kids, but give school a rest during this ‘shmita year’
What happens when agricultural land is allowed to rest and recover? Nutrients return. Diseases disappear. Water penetrates the earth. Carbon reactivates…
Seniors
Party on! How this 102-year-old keeps busy and stays optimistic
For her 100th birthday, Hilda Richards hosted a party for 72 friends and family members. “It was all we could seat,” she said. There was wine, hors…
Talking With ...
Q&A: He’s served presidents, and now he’s serving democracy
Arthur Blaustein, 87, is passionate about community service. Now retired after a long tenure as professor of community development, politics and public…
Parenting
Even my 4-year-old knows more than our leaders
We have a family tradition of doing tashlich on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, and then taking a family photograph near whatever natural body of water we…
Profile
Art Green (still) believes Hasidic ideas are key to the Jewish future
Rabbi Art Green is a scholar of worldwide renown, the author of dozens of books, one of the world’s leading experts on Hasidic Judaism and perhaps the…
Astrolojew
Month of Cheshvan: Transforming bitterness into greatness
Cheshvan 5781 Oct. 18-Nov. 16, 2020 The month of Cheshvan is sometimes known as Mar Cheshvan, or “bitter” Cheshvan. This year it will be both mar…
Obituaries
Deaths for the week of Oct. 18-24, 2020
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. This page will be updated throughout the week. Submit an obituary here. Fritz…