Documentary Goes Beyond The Hudson
Steve Lipman Staff Writer David Grubin’s epic documentary about Jewish life and accommodation in the United States begins and ends with scenes of the ship that brought 23 Jews fleeing the Inquisition...
View ArticlePhylactery Phobia
Bryan Schwartzman Philadelphia Exponent Plane grounded after flight crew mistakes davening teen for a terrorist.Philadelphia — If there’s any upshot to the misunderstanding that grounded a small...
View ArticleConservative Judaism And Kentucky
This weekend I am heading south to Louisville, Ky., where I will be the Dave and Reva Kahn scholar-in-residence at Keneseth Israel Congregation, a Conservative synagogue.It’s my first...
View ArticleSouthern Hospitality
Still basking in the warmth from my weekend in Kentucky.The weather was perfect, with blossoms at their peak of loveliness and wildflowers everywhere. And the folks at Keneseth Israel outdid...
View ArticleLessons From My Kentucky Derby
With the Kentucky Derby in the news this weekend (not that I, a sports-phobe, will be watching), I can’t help reflecting more on my recent visit to Louisville and Congregation Keneseth Israel. I was...
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