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 | 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 | May 23, 2021 | All, Jewish Life
A year and a half later, it almost feels impossible to remember life before COVID-19. It is bringing out the worst of us—and the best of us. This is consistent with the Jewish concept of yetzer hara and yetzer hatov. Yetzer hara is the evil inclination within us;...
