By Shelley Hubal
The world was recently stunned and heartbroken as we witnessed the senseless shooting death of Alex Pretti at the hands of federal law enforcement in Minnesota. Jewish tradition teaches that life is sacred. We are all created in the image of the Divine and we weep as one wh…
By Bill Simons
Navigating the American Christmas season is not easy for many Jews. Christmas music, lights, decorations, movies, cards, gifts, greetings and good cheer appear almost everywhere – but we are not really part of it. Relating the Hanukkah story of the Maccabees across the gene…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
By the time this newspaper appears in people’s mailboxes, I will have officially retired as executive editor of The Reporter. My last day was December 25. I still plan to write book reviews (I so overwrote for the last book centerfold that I already have one writt…
By Suzanne Holwitt and Shelley Hubal
“It’s when the winds blow the hardest that you need the deepest roots.” – Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Dear friends, the wind is blowing like a hurricane. We are seeing antisemitism spread rapidly and viciously all over the world. The Bondi Beach m…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
What is a columnist to do when there are far too many distressing things to write about to do any of them justice? That includes the call for the executions of members of Congress who rightly reminded American soldiers that they are not to obey illegal orders. (Anyo…
