Archive: March 2025

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)

A Week of Purim at TI

Posted on March 20, 2025

Purim may be a holiday that only lasts one day (or two if you live in a walled city, occasionally three if those two days overlap with Shabbat), but here at Temple Isaiah we kept up the Purim celebrations for a whole week! Things kicked off on Sunday, March 9 with Purim celebrations at Kulanu, Continue Reading »

Who’s Who in Judaism: Rabbi Alexander Schindler

Posted on March 14, 2025

Rabbi Craig Axler shares why Rabbi Alexander Schindler is a major figure in modern Reform Judaism, and a personal hero. Photo of Schindler courtesy of his estate.

Who’s Who in Judaism: Beanie Feldstein

Posted on March 7, 2025

Rachel Petroff Kessler introduces us to the supremely talented Beanie Feldstein, “junior cantor,” queer Jewish woman, and entertainment powerhouse. Photo of Feldstein courtesy of Philip Romano on Wikimedia Commons, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

Who’s Who in Judaism: Alecia Moore

Posted on February 28, 2025

Rabbi Amanda K. Weiss tells us how Alecia Moore, better known as P!nk, proudly lives her life as a Jew. Photo of Moore courtesy of Raph_PH on Wikimedia Commons, under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Who’s Who in Judaism: Golda Meir

Posted on February 21, 2025

Rabbi Daniel Plotkin delves into the life and accomplishments of Israel’s first, and ONLY, female Prime Minister. Photo of Meir courtesy of the Dan Hadani collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection through Wikimedia Commons, and is covered under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.