Snippets From My Recent Time as a “Guardian of Freedom”
I’d be “that soldier” and sleep in my PTs during bootcamp. I only brought one pair of civilian clothes for the drive home, and no laptop. I was just going to play Army for 120 hours.
I’d be “that soldier” and sleep in my PTs during bootcamp. I only brought one pair of civilian clothes for the drive home, and no laptop. I was just going to play Army for 120 hours.
This month in Jewish Israel is in shambles, the Olympics may be Anti-Semitic, and a 79-year-old won a beauty pageant.
Last Wednesday night, in the middle of a blazing heat wave, a quarter of a million people flocked to the funeral of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. Who was he, and why was this 102-year-old so revered?
Republican Candidate for President Mitt Romney is on his way to Israel. But first, the National Jewish Democratic Council has some questions he should answer.
How is it that people made in the image of God can enact evil? This is a question without an answer. But our tradition insists upon the pure and holy essence of every human being. No exceptions.
I picked up can after can of refried beans looking for that magic little symbol. Star K, OU, CRC – whatever, I’m not picky about hechshers. I just want one.
For an easy and addictive dessert that will leave your guests and family asking for the recipe, try making this graham-cracker flavored bread pudding!
Nechama, the Jewish disaster response org, needs your help clearing downed trees around homes in Bemidji, and organizing the Eden Prairie warehouse so it’s ready for the next deployment. You in?
The email read, “FW:FW:FW:. NEW JEWISH GIRL IN TOWN!!!! THIS IS A BIG DEAL! WHO WILL FEED THIS POOR GIRL FOR ROSH HASHANA?” But I didn’t get that reaction when I moved to Minneapolis last month.
Check out TC Jewfolk’s column for the questions you were afraid to ask in Hebrew school. The first question for Rabbi Zalman? What’s with this sad Tisha B’av holiday? Asks “Jewish Camp Alum.”