Holiday Columns

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…

By Edmon J. Rodman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — What gifts do our mothers give us? Not the kind we see in the mirror. Like me,…

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…

by Rabbi Daniel Friedman, Beth Israel Congregation On behalf of our community, I want to take this opportunity to wish a hearty mazaltov to Prime…

by Rabbi Kliel Rose, Beth Shalom Congregation The Pesach Seder is one of my absolute favorite rituals. Nonetheless, I am acutely aware that it is…