This week’s parsha is in Deuteronomy. Throughout Deuteronomy, Moishe is preparing the Israelites to prepare to move into the real world of the promised land, ending their purely spiritual life in the wilderness. Many of the mitzvahs in Deuteronomy pertain to the real world, about everyday life and making a living. G-d wants us to be in the real world.
I cannot sleep. One thought passes throughout the night. I, a 2G (second generation), am only a few years younger than the youngest Holocaust survivors. Who will be the voices of the Holocaust when we are gone?
It is very surprising that Dean Henry Abramson, a much respected historian, especially of Jewish history, could be so utterly wrong in his article in the Chronicle of July 15 advocating Critical Race Theory (CRT). His misreading of Jewish law and tradition cannot be attributed to lack of knowledge.
I’ll never forget one of the most memorable basketball games I ever played in.
I have never written to The Chronicle, but I felt compelled to express my thanks to all the sponsors, donors, organizations, and individuals whose tremendous efforts brought the remarkable Union Station exhibit “Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.” to Kansas City.
I was shocked and deeply saddened by the recent article in the Chronicle titled “Dozens of U.S. Rabbinical sign letter calling for American Jews to hold Israel accountable for alleged human rights abuses.”
Jews are being attacked on the streets, while dining in restaurants and while on the way to synagogue. Synagogues are being vandalized and fire bombed. Jews are afraid to wear signs of their religion and some are removing mezuzahs from their homes out of fear.
Yahsher Koach to Rabbi Rudnick for an article he wrote (“Take time to focus on loving healthy relationships,” March 11) honoring Rabbi Dr. Twersky’s work regarding domestic abuse in the Jewish community. When I worked at Safehome, he and I talked about its presence in our community along with discussions I had with Rabbi Harris, Rabbi Glickman, Rabbi Steigman, and Rabbi Nemitoff.
We recently celebrated Shavous, which commemorates God’s gift to the world of the 10 Commandments/Torah, thus creating a foundation of values for mankind and in a direction of harmony and peace.
Watching the Yom Hashoah service that was held on April 11, 2021, hosted by the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education was a very special experience for me as my cousin Ida Kolkin was the keynote speaker. Her excellent presentation furnished me with information about her parents, Maria and Fred, that I was not aware of. I hope there will be many more such speakers that will investigate their Holocaust parents background. I was also touched by the fact that Rabbi Moshe Grussgott is the grandson of those who were in the Shoah; his parents are my very dear and close friends. I hope everyone noticed the list of survivors that was shown on YouTube, which included my parents, Jacob and Rachel Rosenberg, and those of the Holocaust community I so dearly loved.
