From the CEO
Judicial Reform
This week, the Israeli Knesset approved the first phase of judicial reform, striking down the “reasonableness standard.”
Rather than offering an opinion or issuing a statement like many other Jewish organizations, I turn to our partners at OpenDor Media to help us understand (with…
Zero Degrees of Separation
“Six degrees of separation,” sometimes called the “small-world phenomenon,” is the theory that any person is connected to any other person through no more than five acquaintances. While this theory seems rather restrictive for the general population, I would hypothesize that it’s f…
Israel Experience Savings Program
Back in the late 1990s, I learned about an amazing Federation-sponsored opportunity to save money for my children’s future trips to Israel. To be fully transparent, I had two young children at the time and a high-school trip to Israel for them was the furthest thing on my mind. Fortunately…
One tush—no spreadables
I attend Shabbat morning services fairly regularly. I like my shul. I like how the service flows. I enjoy the rabbi’s words of Torah. I like how the seats are configured. I like the people. I like the ambiance.
I also enjoy visiting other synagogues. Discounting the obvious denominational…