Jewish News, Issues, Questions

Are you wondering?

(feel free to send me your questions for posting)

Would it be helpful to have a ? 

That's an age-old question, and here are some thoughts.

How do you feel (Jewishly) about ? And, thinking about death through a Jewish lens, why do Jews put ?  

Have you heard the terms Mizrachi and Sephardic Jews but aren't sure what they mean? Here's a from MyJewishLearning.  

Interested in knowing when/how to the US?

What is the history of the movement? Mostly an American movement, its origins were in 19th-century Germany.

Have you wanted to explore through a Jewish lens? BTW, consider taking 91传媒厂's Pop and Rock in the US (MUSC 10)--you'll be surprised how much of American music history is Jewish!

A little personal plug: my father-in-law managed one of the local diners. Here's the story of the Zimmerman family. 

Feeling some Jewish pride? Read about these Jewish . But then you might wish to follow up this reading by learning about , who was denied the prize because she was Jewish and female; the article also talks about other women wrongly denied the prize. 

 

Jewish news selections

Local and international baseball hero Willie Mays has died. In life, here's a story about a of his. 

If you're being asked questions you just can't answer, consider going to this well-resourced, very clear website that links to many other websites for its information. . You can also contact the Hotline with any questions of your own!

My go-to for understanding what's going on now in Israel is to read the regular NY Times columns of Thomas Friedman.  , as a December example. 

Or read an Israeli newspaper. Check out the , the,