Dear Temple Isaiah Family, Our hearts are broken as we received the news of the deaths of K’fir, Ariel, and Shiri Bibas, as their bodies were returned to their families and the State of Israel earlier today. Their return, though not in the way we had prayed for, marks a devastating moment in a journey Continue Reading »
Rabbi Amanda K. Weiss digs into the appeal of actor and comedian Adam Sandler, the ultimate ambassador for Hanukkah. Sandler photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported.
Rabbi Daniel Plotkin introduces us to a little-known American hero: financier, spy, and savior of the American Revolution, Haym Salomon. Saloman photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Rabbi Craig Axler gives us a nostalgic look at revolutionary hair stylist (and freedom fighter!) Vidal Sassoon. https://youtu.be/KylWtdnrhxU Sassoon photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain).
Rachel Petroff Kessler of Temple Isaiah in Fulton, Maryland extolls on the beauty and talent of the original Funny Girl, Fanny Brice. https://youtu.be/Yku3_IPDTB0 Brice photo from The Los Angeles Daily News Photographic Collection, available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Rabbi Amanda K. Weiss shines a light on a trailblazer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. Kagan official SCOTUS portrait courtesy of Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license)
