Archive: January 2025

Who’s Who in Judaism: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan

Posted on January 10, 2025

Rabbi Amanda K. Weiss shines a light on a trailblazer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. https://youtu.be/EjceGHriFus Kagan official SCOTUS portrait courtesy of Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license)    

Who’s Who in Judaism: Judith

Posted on January 3, 2025

Rabbi Daniel Plotkin gives us a short lesson on the brave Biblical heroine Judith, and how she defeated the Assyrian army. Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Massimo Stanzione courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Public Domain)

Who’s Who in Judaism: Arthur Frommer

Posted on December 27, 2024

Rabbi Craig Axler introduces us to one of the most famous wandering Jews, Arthur Frommer. Frommer photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons (GNU Free Documentation License)

Who’s Who in Judaism: Tiffany Haddish

Posted on December 20, 2024

Continuing our video series on Who’s Who in Judaism, Rabbi Amanda K. Weiss introduces us to the amazing journey of Tiffany Haddish. Haddish photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license)

Who’s Who in Judaism: Rebecca Gratz

Posted on December 17, 2024

Welcome to the first in a series of new videos on Who’s Who in Judaism. Each week, Rabbi Craig Axler, Rabbi Amanda K. Weiss, Rabbi Daniel Plotkin, or Rachel Petroff Kessler will introduce us to one of the fascinating figures in Jewish history. This week, Rachel starts things off by giving us a short lesson Continue Reading »