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April 1, 2017
By Robin Jacobson. Avivah Zornberg is a celebrated biblical commentator, but even she hesitated when invited to write a biography of Moses. Fortunately, she took on this seemingly impossible task, …
March 6, 2017
By Robin Jacobson. Although it was a sweltering Shabbat night in August, it felt like Purim. Around a dining room table in Baltimore, our hostess Flora and her brother Simon …
February 13, 2017
By Lisa Handelman. Inclusion, at its core, is about understanding that each of us, created in the image of God, has unique worth. Each year, books are selected for JDAIM …
January 1, 2017
By Robin Jacobson. Two painted Japanese vases rest atop bookcases in my living room. According to family lore, my great-grandmother carried these vases with her when she fled Odessa with …
December 5, 2016
By Robin Jacobson. Some time back, I discovered a tantalizing thread of family history. Neatly folded inside a book that once belonged to my grandfather was a publicity flyer. It …
November 8, 2016
By Robin Jacobson. In the 1920s, at a law school located in present-day Lviv, Ukraine, a Polish-Jewish student and his professor argued over a startling gap in international law. The …
October 8, 2016
By Minna Jacobson. It’s once again the season of apples and honey and soul-searching. For some unconventional High Holiday reading, take a look at the work of Peter Singer, a …
September 8, 2016
By Robin Jacobson. A round of applause for congregant Michelle Brafman! Beth El proudly announces the September publication of Michelle’s second full-length work of fiction, Bertrand Court, following the success …
July 6, 2016
By Robin Jacobson. In August, Beth El and congregations everywhere will begin reading Devarim (Deuteronomy), the final book of the Torah. Eventually, we will reach the dramatic moment when Moses …
June 1, 2016
By Robin Jacobson. As spring turns to summer, the United Kingdom continues to joyously commemorate two oh-so-British occasions: the Queen’s 90th birthday and the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. The …
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