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Parashat: Balak Numbers 22:2–25:9 “Moab was alarmed because that people was so numerous.” — Numbers 22:3 In the beginning of this week’s Torah portion, Balak, the king of Moab, fears the presence of the Israelites, and worried that they are too numerous to defeat, he hires Balaam to curse the Israelites so that they can Continue Reading »
Rabbi Amanda K. Weiss introduces us to writer Howard Fast, whose prolific work continued even while in prison for refusing to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee. His most well-known work, Spartacus, was instrumental in breaking the Hollywood blacklist. Original illustration of Fast created by R. Kridel.
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: Beha’alotcha Numbers 8:1–12:16 “The riffraff in their midst felt a gluttonous craving; and then the Israelites wept and said, ‘If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish that we used to eat free in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. Now our gullets are shriveled. Continue Reading »
Bea Brodsky, Clergy Executive Assistant, introduces us to “Heumann” dynamo and disability rights activist, Judith Heumann. Photo of Heumann Courtesy of Geraldo Magela/Agência Senado on Wikimedia Commons, covered under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Rachel Petroff Kessler, Director of Lifelong Learning, introduces us to Broadway legend and “Bad Jew” Idina Menzel. Photo of Menzel Courtesy of Ted Eytan on Wikimedia Commons, covered under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
