Going ‘Inside Out’ on Tisha b’Av
By Edmon J. Rodman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Does the hit Pixar movie “Inside Out” hold a clue as to why many Jews find it…
Holiday Columns
The Rebbetzin at the Iftar
by Rabbanit Batya Ivry-Friedman A priest, an imam and a rebbetzin walk into an Iftar… On Sunday, July 5, the fast of the 17th Tamuz,…
On Shavuot, remembering the day I almost dropped the Torah
By Edmon Rodman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — On Shavuot, we are reminded that the Torah is a tree of life to which we are to hold…
Mother’s Day gifts from mom that money can’t buy
By Edmon J. Rodman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — What gifts do our mothers give us? Not the kind we see in the mirror. Like me,…
Op/Ed: Pesach and the dangers of fear
By Rabbi Shimon Moch, Temple Beth Ora As I begin to think about Pesach, the Arab world is in utter turmoil and the Israeli electorate…