Issue 3
By Rabbi Min Kantrowitz Initially I was just curious about Tahara…how are we supposed to care for our recently deceased friends, relatives and congregants? Is there a formal process? Specific liturgy or instructions…..but then I realized what I was really concerned about was how I would react to
Chevrah Kadisha
POSTPONED: INFORMATIONAL CONFERENCE Final Kindness: The Honor of Caring for Jewish Dead — An Introduction to Chevrah Kadisha and Taharah. The Day of Learning will explore and explain Jewish customs and practices surrounding death, the history of the Chevrah Kadisha and Taharah, and the present state of the Chevrot Kadisha in
Shlomo Karni
By Shlomo Karni The universal message of human repentance and divine forgiveness, described in the Book of Jonah, is a cornerstone of the Jewish faith and a major component of the liturgy of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Against this background, we examine the personality of Jonah, his motivation,
Vote
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Gloria Abella Ballen
"Rosh Hashanah" from The Power of the Hebrew Alphabet The Power of the Hebrew Alphabet by Gloria Abella Ballen. www.abellaballen.com/ Return to HOME or Table of Contents Community Supporter Advertisers of the NM Jewish Journal: Jewish Community Foundation of New Mexico Congregation Albert Temple Beth Shalom
Arts Review
by Martin Finston Susie Sandager’s moving solo performance, Corrie Remembers, brings to life the late Corrie ten Boom, legendary Dutch Holocaust survivor and rescuer. The show is set in the 1970s when Ten Boom was in her 80s. Susie Sandager, as the stooped, grey-haired senior, shares a mesmerizing account
Congregation B'nai Israel
by Martin Finston “Join or Die” Shabbat Sparks Program at Cong. B’nai Israel Saturday, November 16, 2024: Lite Bites, 5 p.m. Havdalah Service, 5:40 p.m. Screening, 6 p.m. Dessert and Discussion, 7:45 p.m. Tickets: First adult, $21; each additional adult on same purchase
Israel
By Ben Bleiman I first visited Israel in 2022 as the world crawled out of another long pandemic winter. I’d registered for a Taglit trip twice in the previous 15 months only for them each to be cancelled just days before I was scheduled to leave, and I wondered
Op-ed
By Diane Joy Schmidt September 14, 2024 I had a series of dreams. One night I dreamt that a bull calf came to the east door, and I brought him inside because he was lost. I kept him in my bedroom until his owners came along for him. The next
Lists
This is a page to return to again and again. What to think? We really do need to read from various sources before we can form a balanced opinion and think for ourselves. Scan the headlines, stop at the occasional item. Don’t get overloaded, and take a regular break