Archive: June 2025

Who’s Who in Judaism: Gene Simmons

Posted on June 20, 2025

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.

Who’s Who in Judaism: Idina Menzel

Posted on May 30, 2025

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.

Who’s Who in Judaism: Yuval Raphael

Posted on May 23, 2025

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.

Arts in Howard County Survey

Posted on May 21, 2025

The Howard County Arts Council’s mission is to ensure that the arts (theater, visual arts, music arts, etc.) are supported in Howard County, representative of the wishes of county residents, and are accessible to county residents. To help achieve these goals, the Council has prepared a short survey by which the Council hopes to learn Continue Reading »

Who’s Who in Judaism: Irving Berlin

Posted on March 21, 2025

Rabbi Daniel Plotkin gives us some background on Irving Berlin, the man who “was” American Music. Photo of Berlin by the Pach Brothers Studio, courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery (Public Domain)

In Time for Hanukkah!

Posted on November 13, 2024

In Time for Hanukkah! Show your Temple Isaiah spirit with a NEW t-shirt, available for ordering on Bonfire.com! The hanukkiah design features logos for all of our programs, community groups, social action partners, and more. The charcoal gray shirt is available in: adult unisex short-sleeved T, sizes S–5XL, for $22 adult unisex long-sleeved T, sizes Continue Reading »