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Jewish Education Scholarships

Posted on March 18, 2015

Scholarships are available for summer camp or Jewish education. Scholarship Application

The Elephant in the Room….No Longer

Posted on March 11, 2015

 I am no expert on how elephants (and other animals) are treated at Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey but as a kid who remembers going to the circus and seeing those majestic creatures parade and perform, last week’s announcement that they will no longer be a part of the “Greatest Show On Earth” reminded Continue Reading »

March 2015 Calendar

Posted on March 10, 2015

Purim’s Truths and Falsehoods

Posted on March 4, 2015

A BRIEF JEWISH  THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK     Purim’s Truths and Falsehoods Many scholars hold that, while Megillat Esther, the Book/Scroll of Esther, is a superb piece of literature (it is written in a chiastic* structure) it none the less reflects a fictitious account of events in Persia.  The story fuses two classic Persian literary Continue Reading »

Megillat Esther for young children

Posted on March 3, 2015

Megillat Esther The Purim Story Once upon a time in a town called Shushan in the land of Persia, there lived a man called Mordechai.  He was a very good man, and always tried to help people and do the right thing.  Mordechai lived with his niece Esther, and they were Jewish, just like you.  Continue Reading »