“All seven days one makes his sukkah permanent and his home temporary.” Mishnah Sukkah 2:9 Sukkot is a holiday that is centered on the little structures we build and eat and sleep in for a week every fall. In our tradition, the sukkah is referenced often, but really only in two contexts. The first is […]
Two Jews On Rush
‘Rush’ directed by two time Academy Award winner Ron Howard (‘A Beautiful Mind’, ‘Frost/Nixon’) is supposedly, based on a true story. I say, supposedly because, like many ‘true stories’, there’s a great deal of ‘not so true’ stuff thrown into the mix. ‘Rush’ written by Peter Morgan (‘Frost/Nixon) depicts the intense rivalry between two Formula […]
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The Jewish Hour: Jodi Samuels, The Jewish International Connection
The Jewish Hour with Rabbi Finman, for September 15, 2013. Rabbi Finamn talks to Jodi Samuels from the Jewish International Connection. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/jcastnetwork.com/storage/JHour/09-15-2013.mp3Podcast: Download
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Because I Knew You…
This Saturday Jews throughout the world will focus on prayers of reflection, apology, regret, and forgiveness. We will speak in one voice, acknowledging our own mistakes and the missteps of the community. The list is long, for we are perfectly imperfect humans. In the rush of everyday life it is all too easy to take […]
Two Jews On The Family
Meet the Manzoni’s. A family no different than your average family…Mother, Father, Two Kids, except…they are in the Witness Protection Program and they like to beat people up, or in the case of Daddy Manzoni, kill people… Giovanni Manzoni (Robert DeNiro) was a big time mob boss, who like many big time mob bosses, wound […]
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Two Jews On Insidious: Chapter 2
For those of you who think your family has problems, wait until you meet the Lamberts. We were first introduced to them a few years back in the horror film, ‘Insidious’ and things have not gotten any better for them. To refresh everyone’s memory or in case you missed the first film…Here’s a brief synopsis […]
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Yom Kuppur… What’s The Point?
“What’s the point of Judaism?” How many of us have asked this question? Turns out, Jews have been asking them for a long time. Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students study and discuss “Sefer Ha-Hinukh / The Book of Education.” Written anonymously in the mid-13th century, this radical book offers rationales for every […]
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Memories of 9/11 – Eric
Our son, Eric, and his wife lived and worked in NYC in 2001. He wrote these poems in the days following 9/11. Bus Poems The sky is blue, and the bus is crowded. A woman in black gets on, pays, argues with the driver, and leaves. Beautiful people walk beautiful dogs. Cel phones ring and […]
Memories of 9/11 – Ronni
We were excited that day – busily packing for a trip to Israel. My husband was watching CNBC and cried out, “Come here! A plane crashed into the World Trade Center!” We watched in horrified disbelief as another plane exploded into the second Tower. In a stomach-wrenching cloud of smoke, the Towers collapsed. Then a […]
Before the Great Crossing: Life on the Brink of Death – Rabbi Tirzah Firestone
Rabbi Tirzah Firestone speaking at Romemu on Shabbat Shuvah 5774. For more information please visit romemu.org. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/jcastnetwork.com/storage/romemu/187.mp3Podcast: Download
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