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For some gym rats, workouts have less to do with Stairmasters, NordicTracs and weight machines, and more to do with medicine balls, box jumps and a contraption called Jacob’s Ladder. These are some of the instruments used in crossfit, a … Read More
As her friends prepared to blindfold her for the walk through Jerusalem’s Old City, ending at the Western Wall, Gia Blum made a life-changing decision. The 18-year-old Atherton High School senior pulled out her cell phone and texted her mother … Read More
As the High Holy Days approach, we look back at the past year and evaluate our behavior. Have we treated others fairly? Have we stepped up to do our share? Have we done enough to help those in need in … Read More
In his first two novels (Light Fell and When We Danced on Water), American-born Israeli writer Evan Fallenberg created highly sympathetic characters grappling with terrible losses and inner turmoil. Now, in The Parting Gift, Fallenberg delivers an intense tale of … Read More
With the New Year about to begin, it is a time for reflection: What did we do that left us feeling proud? What are we prepared to leave behind? What parts of us need forgiveness and healing? What new dreams, … Read More
Chabad of Kentucky has launched a new program designed to enhance the Jewish experience regardless of affiliation. Celebrate with Friends is the fourth and final step of a program to increase Jewish activity, which came out of a study Chabad … Read More
The beauty of the Jewish calendar is the flow from season to season, from holiday to holiday – from festival to festival. One of the months is Elul, a time of reflection that began on August 12 and leads up … Read More
In the Torah – Deuteronomy, chapter 16 verse 20 – it says, “Tzedek, tzedek Tirdof.” (Justice, justice you shall pursue). This is one of the founding principles of the Jewish faith, a mantra that has guided Judaism and Western society … Read More
The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree and grow mighty like a cedar in Lebanon. — Psalm 92 The cedars of Lebanon are dying, and climate change is to blame. Psalm 92, which appears in most Shabbat siddurim, contains … Read More
Karen Berg always saw herself going into politics. In fact, she had it all figured out. “I was actually a political science major,” she said. “I was going to go to law school, I was going to work for Legal … Read More