Sergiu Simmel
I’ve previously written about Limmud NY here and here . I’ve written about Limmud Philly here. And here at Jewschool, we also had a recent post about Limmud Boston , which is just getting started. Limmud started in the UK and is pretty much...
Oh, Focus on the Family, if you weren’t so scary and powerful, I’d call you the gift that keeps on giving, since truly, there is always something new with you. This year, for example, you bring us Stand For Christmas to help us figure out...
For those of you in the city alleged never to sleep, Purim comes early this year with the New York City Opera ’s production of Esther , an opera by Hugo Weisgall that had its world premiere at NYCO in 1993. May I interest you in a promotional video?...
Last week in Toronto, the Union for Reform Judaism held its biennial convention, and as in past years , URJ President Rabbi Eric Yoffie delivered a sermon laying out goals and initiatives for the next two years. The sermon began with a great shout-out...
I live in Boston. I love Boston. There’s a lot of great stuff happening in Boston. Tonight, in fact, the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts is hosting an event with Rabbi Capers Funnye (yes, the man the NY Times anointed as “Obama’s...
AJWS is taking applications for an amazing-looking ten month service learning fellowship in India. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) is, according to Bamberg County GOP Chairman Edwin Merwin and Orangeburg County GOP Chairman James Ulmer in a Times and Democrat...
Coming off of one of the busiest times of the year, Jewish community members and yeshiva students said that a campaign to bring the fall season to homebound and hospitalized individuals resulted in hundreds of people getting a chance to celebrate the...
Register before 10/16 to get great savings and attend the 2009 Hazon Food Conference . Click here to register now . Some scholarships may still be available, check here for more info This year’s conference looks really exciting. Here’s a...
So… Simchas Torah . Lately, it’s become famous for being the #2 Jewish drinking holiday, but my past few Simchas Torahs have all been pretty clean events — festive and debaucherous in that wholesome way where we jump around with the...
