By Debra Nussbaum Cohen, JTA World News Service (JTA) — Surely the Torah’s redactors never imagined that their Dinah — voiceless daughter of Jacob and Leah, rape victim avenged by her brothers — would one day be portrayed on the small screen as a lusty young midwife’s apprentice who takesContinue Reading
By Rabbi Bruce Kadden, Temple Beth El Earlier this month we celebrated Shavuot, the holiday of “matan Torah,” the “giving” or “gift” of Torah. It had special meaning for our family this year because our first grandchild, Matan Aviv Ballon, was born on May 5, which was not only CincoContinue Reading
Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent Capping a year-long effort to repair and re-scribe its Torah while celebrating its 10th anniversary, Congregation Kol HaNeshamah will welcome Master Bible scholar and Brandeis University’s Dora Golding professor of biblical studies Prof. Marc Zvi Brettler as its scholar in residence during the last weekendContinue Reading
