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Rabbi Craig Axler chronicles how hotelier Jennie Grossinger essentially became the Queen of the Borscht Belt, by transforming her family’s humble home in the Catskills into a world-famous resort. Photograph of Grossinger with actor/singer Danny Kaye Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Music Division.
Parashat: Chukat Torah Reading: Numbers 19:1–22:1 “The Israelites arrived in a body at the wilderness of Zin on the first new moon, and the people stayed at Kadesh. Miriam died there and was buried there. The community was without water, and they joined against Moses and Aaron.” — Numbers 20:1–2 The Midrash points out that Continue Reading »
Rabbi Craig Axler delves into the surprising life of shock rocker, Gene Simmons of Kiss. https://youtu.be/eIbf88Mnpf8 Photo of Simmons Courtesy of Llann Wé² on Wikimedia Commons, and is under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Parashat: Naso Torah Reading: Numbers 4:21–7:89 וְשָׂמ֥וּ אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י עַל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַאֲנִ֖י אֲבָרְכֵֽם “Thus they shall link My name with the people of Israel, and I will bless them.” — Numbers 7:27 The above verse concludes the section of Torah in this week’s parsha (Naso) which is typically called the Priestly Blessing (“May Adonai bless you Continue Reading »
Rabbi Craig Axler introduces us to incredible survivor Yuval Raphael, 2nd place winner in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. The Official Music Video of her song, New Day Will Rise, can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3BELu4z6-U. Photo of Raphael Courtesy of Tal Givoni on Wikimedia Commons, and is under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported.
Rabbi Craig Axler introduces us to pioneering astronomer Vera C. Rubin, whose work on galaxy rotation rates provided evidence for the existence of dark matter. Photo of Rubin Courtesy of NOIRLab on Wikimedia Commons, covered under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
