It is with great sadness that I learned, a few days ago, of the death of the great modernist Yiddish poet Avrom Sutzkever ז”ל. Sutzkever’s immense
In the spirit of great Jewess/puppeteer Shari Lewis, creator/host of the children’s television show Lamb Chop’s Play-Along and author of the revolutionary awful “One-minute Bible
Parashat Shemot is packed with action: the old Pharaoh, the new Pharaoh, the persecution of the Jews in Egypt, the killing of the Jewish baby
Parashat Va’Yigash recounts the story of Joseph’s reunion with his father Jacob and his eleven brothers in Egypt. At the very beginning of this week’s
Know what women really want this holiday season? Neither does CBS: The flame-up menorah at the end is a nice touch. But most impressive is
A recent article in the Washington Jewish Week reports that the University of Maryland in College Park may discontinue its Yiddish language courses after a
Between services this Yom Kippur, I attended a talk by a revered and learned elder in my community. Michael had a number of urgent messages