by eklein | Nov 18, 2021 | All, Jewish Life
Parashat VaYishlach, Genesis 32:4–36:43 It is almost 2022, marking a little under two years since the COVID-19 pandemic began and brought a plethora of social, economic, and political issues undeniably to the surface. Even as life improves marginally for some, new...
by eklein | Nov 11, 2021 | All, Jewish Life
The patriarchal narrative continues in this week’s parasha, Vayeitzei (Genesis 28:10 – 32:3). We find Jacob on his way tp Haran, seemingly in an attempt to get away from his justifiably-angry elder twin brother Esau, after Jacob had stolen Esau’s blessing from...
by eklein | Nov 3, 2021 | All, Jewish Life
This Month in Jewish History (TMJH) Presents: Sholem Asch In November, we celebrate the birth of the iconoclast Yiddish storyteller Sholem Asch (1880—1957). Asch was born in Kutno, Poland, on November 1, 1880, to a scholarly Orthodox Jewish family. As a child, he...
by eklein | Oct 13, 2021 | All, Jewish Life
The High Holidays are behind us for another year. We have travelled God’s way in those marathon weeks, and it may be tempting for us to settle back into a comfortable, mindless rhythm until Chanukah starts at the end of November. However, from shofar blowing and...
by eklein | Sep 23, 2021 | All, Jewish Life
Once, when I was a new attorney, a judge said to me that he did not care what the U.S. Supreme Court said about unreasonable searches and seizures. I was shocked, since a judge is sworn to follow the U.S. Constitution. When the U.S. Supreme Court interprets the...
by eklein | Jul 26, 2021 | All, Jewish Life
This is part 2 of “For the Love of Shmitah.” For part 1, click here. When Business Instincts Win Out Now the shmitah debt cancelation became too hard for the people of Israel to employ and they took a prudent business approach, if not a spiritually healthy...
