Who The Folk?! Alex Locke

What’s it like to take a job leading a synagogue a mile from where you grew up? Although Alex Locke wasn’t a Beth Jacob Congregation member, he is their new […]

Parenting By Parsha: Tazria Metzora

Welcome to a world of disease. This week’s double Torah portion features dozens of verses detailing skin maladies — ingrown hairs, oozing pustules, discoloration, and a whole lot more. Every […]

Parenting By Parsha: Shemini

Shemini, or ‘eighth,’ is not a portion about Crazy Eights. It does start by telling us what should happen on the eighth day (unusual for the Bible, wherein so many […]