For rabbis writing High Holiday sermons during the Israel-Hamas war, procrastination pays off
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — On the morning of Oct. 7, Rabbi Erez Sherman was preparing for the Yizkor memorial service at his Conservative synagogue,…
Religion
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: In your dreams!
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Compared to some other topics in Jewish religious law, the Torah’s criteria for kosher and non-kosher fish seem very straightforward:…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: De-Bugging Titus
by Eliezeer Segal (AJNews) – General Titus Caesar Vespasianus led the Roman forces against the Jewish insurrection in Palestine, presided over the destruction of Jerusalem…
Edmonton Beth Shalom announces the hiring of Rabbi Alisa Zilbershtein
(Edmonton) – Beth Shalom, Edmonton’s conservative egalitarian congregation has announced the hiring of Rabbi Alisa Zilbershtein as their new senior Rabbi and Spiritual Leader. In…
Israel’s chief rabbis leave their posts as term ends with no election set
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Israel’s two chief rabbis stepped down from their posts this week, leaving the positions officially vacant for the first time…