Elaine Geller has been selected as a winner of the 10th annual Grinspoon- Steinhardt Award for excellence in Jewish education.
Mrs. Geller teaches at the Trocki Jewish Community Day School and also serves as principal of the Hebrew school at Temple Emeth Shalom. More...
The Board of Jewish Education’s ONE BOOK, ONE JEWISH COMMUNITY, will welcome Bertram Korn, Jr. as it’s speaker on Monday, Nov. 30th at a book club meeting where the Jews of the Civil War era will be discussed.
This meeting follows up on the writings of Mr. Korn’s late father, Rabbi Bertram Korn, Sr., “American Jewry and the Civil War.”. More...
LOS ANGELES —Rob Huberman’s ComteQ Publishing has received three publishing awards including “Winner” for “History of Jewish Businesses – from USABookNews.com, the online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses. More...
The Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah will be explored at Congregation Beth Israel on Nov. 20 and 22, as the synagogue welcomes Kabbalah scholar Rabbi Arthur Green, Ph.D. for the Gusti Engelberg Visiting Scholar Program. More...
It’s not easy to make a lasting impact on a state as large as Texas. Judge William Justice, who was 89 when he died in Austin on October 13, did just that. As a federal district judge, he had presided over significant cases until shortly before his death. The impact of his decisions over more than four decades made him the most admired and the most hated judge in Texas. More...
Nov. 15 — Sun.
Beth Judah Men’s Club –
Ronald M. Shapiro, sports agent, author, attorney, educator, civic leader and expert negotiator will address the Beth Judah Men’s Club at an open meeting and breakfast at the synagogue. 9 a.m. The event is open to anyone wishing to attend. Minyan will be at 9 a.m. More...
The Shofar: A Sound that Awakens the Soul