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Michael Jordan. Magic Johnson. Bill Walton. Tal Brody. Tal who? Most in America probably have no clue who Tal Brody is, but in Israel, his name would come first. Tal was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. The 6’2” basketball star led his high school team to an undefeated…
Yesterday was Israel’s 68th birthday. But the calendar does not allow us to leap straight into celebration. Before we rejoice, we must remember. This past Tuesday evening we observed Yom HaZikaron (our community held its own service), the Day of Remembrance for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers…
This past Wednesday evening and Thursday we observed Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. Throughout the world Jews take the opportunity to pause, to attend Holocaust memorial programs (including our community’s own) or simply to remember the events which resulted in the murder of six…
Saturday night, I was enjoying seder with 26 people (many I had never met), and while going through the Hagaddah there was a quote that truly spoke to me (another person at the table also had the same “aha” moment). In the Rabbinical Assembly Hagaddah, Feast of Freedom, a side note…
Passover is only one week away. I still have shopping and preparing to do as I look forward to our seders. As the holiday approaches, I thought the following piece written by my colleague, Dr. Steven Nasatir, President of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, provided context as we…
