Prayers
Prayer for Lori Gilbert Kaye
(Based El Male Rachamim - the traditional Jewish memorial prayer)
God overflowing with compassion, who dwells beyond us Grant perfect rest to Lori Gilbert Kaye (Hebrew name) Protect her within your Divine presence Together with all the luminous ones who shine in the radiant upper spheres of holiness May her eternal rest be in Paradise Source of compassion shelter Lori in Your infinite presence Bind her soul in eternal life May Lori find ultimate peace in divine cosmic infinity May she rests in peace shalom With those of all faiths who have been murdered in the houses of worship they called home Let us say Amen
Submitted by Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman
A Prayer for our Jewish Sisters and Brothers and First Responders in Pittsburgh
Our Creator God we mourn with you the loss of, and injuries, our Jewish sisters and brothers and first responders in Pittsburgh. May God gives eternal peace to those who have died; may your healing touch strengthen those who are injured. We pray for courage to confront the scourge of antisemitism and other forms of social hatred, Help us become catalysts for social cohesion in a time when so many speak words of social separation. Our hope remains rooted in your presence among us.
by John T. Pawlikowski, OSM, Profiles in Catholicism
Interviews
Book Reviews/Commentaries
Heroes with Chutzpah: 101 Tales of Jewish Trailblazers, Changemakers, and Rebels. by Kerry Olitzky and Deborah Bodin Cohen Commentary by Jeffrey Salkin Religion News Service
God is in the Crowd: Twenty-First Century Judaism by Tal Keinan Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Film Reviews/Commentaries
Karaoke Reviewed by Shani R. Friedman TC Jewfolk
A Tree of Life Reviewed by Alan Zeitlin Jewish News Syndicate
Fiddler on the Roof Reviewed by Roger Ebert Roger Ebert.com
Synagogue Murders Articles/Commentaries
April trial set for man charged in synagogue massacre by The Associated Press
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting by Wikipedia
Jewish community still healing one year after mass shooting by Ivette Feliciano and Zachary Green PBS
California Man Pleads Guilty to 113-Count Federal Hate Crime Indictment for 2019 Poway Synagogue Shooting and Mosque Arson by U.S. Department of Justice
Jewish General Articles/Commentaries
2023 Genesis Prize Awarded to Jewish Activists Working to Uphold Ukraine’s Independence and Alleviate the Suffering of the People of Ukraine by The Genesis Prize
The 11th Academic Consultation Between Judaism And Orthodox Christianity by The Orthodox Observer
As a rabbi, he worked on Jewish-Catholic relations. Now the pope is knighting him. by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
European Jewish community facing wave of hate by Bernard Gorce La Croix International
Yeshiva University approves Orthodox LGBTQ student group alternative by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Rabbi Rappaport Taking On Jewish Climate Leadership Role by Miri Verona TC Jewfolk
Survivor Fulfills Husband’s Dying Wish After 8 Years by Talia Liben Yarmush TC Jewfolk
Trump attacks U.S. Jews, posting they must ‘get their act together’ on Israel By Rosalind S. Helderman The Washington Post
On Yom Kippur, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg explains why repentance is so important by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
‘They hated us. They tried to kill us’ … An old joke becomes a Yom Kippur message by Jeffrey Salkin Religion News Service
When Jewish leaders say “I was wrong” by Jeffrey Salkin Religion News Service
Jewish chair Dana Walden shapes creation of Disney content by Tamar Uriel-Geeri The Jerusalem Post
Safra Catz: Leading Oracle to new heights in cloud-based computing by Haley Cohen The Jerusalem Post
Rabbis for human rights group launches think tank to push liberal Jewish ideas by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Why were some Orthodox Jews excluded from the White House hate crime summit? by Haley Cohen The Jerusalem Post
The Washington Hebrew Congregation claims that parents forfeited their right to sue over sex abuse. by Lauren Lumpkin The Washington Post
Hasidic nonprofit brings shoes to greet asylum-seekers arriving in NYC from Texas by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Yeshiva University halts clubs amid high court LGBTQ ruling by The Associated Press/Religion News Service
Jewish Legislators Join Walz & Flanagan In Responding To Jensen’s Holocaust Comparisons by Lonny Goldsmith TC Jewfolk
Her State Party Apologized For Her, But This GOP Nominee Continues To Spread Antisemitic Tropes by TC Jewfolk
Northbrook Synagogue 'Sticks' With Highland Park Following Tragedy by Eric DeGrechie Patch
Queen Elizabeth’s relationship with Holocaust survivors and the State of Israel by Dmitriv Shapiro Jewish News Syndicate
Abu Dhabi Rabbinic Wedding Landmark Event for Jewish Life in Arab World by Menachem Posner Chabod
Chabad Couple Holds UAE’s Largest-Ever Jewish Wedding on Anniversary of Peace Deal with Israel by by Menachem Posner Chabod
Trump, 'purveyor of hate speech', not welcome in Pittsburgh, says former synagogue leader by Oliver Laughland The Guardian
Related Webpages
Videos
Tamara Berens, Talia Katz, and Jonathan Silver—Jews on Campus—JLC 2019
Projections of Life: Jewish Life before World War II