Opinions

In any nation there exists a civil religion, a set of beliefs and practices that are basic to that culture.

The Times of Israel has covered the attack on three b’nei mitzvah families celebrating their children’s transition into adulthood as committed Jews.

The lead story of the July 21 edition of your paper discusses conversion under the auspices of the Reform Movement.

On Tuesday, August 2, there will be a vote on the Kansas ballot about amending the Kansas Constitution.

Shari Baellow, Karen Berger and Allen Lebovitz (both of Kansas) and George Lebovitz (of Jerusalem) are the children of Kate (z”l) and Eugene Lebovitz (z”l), Holocaust survivors who met in the Budapest Ghetto.

The recent holiday of Shavuot is one of our Shalosh Regalim - our three pilgrimage festivals, celebrating both agricultural and historical events. During these festivals we express gratitude for our abundance.

“Baby boomers changed this country, and we certainly will change how we age.” I will never forget when Andrea, my social work mentor at a hospice I volunteered with in high school, told me this — while laughing — with a very brash New York accent.

The massacre of the innocents in Uvalde, Texas, has, very understandably, produced a shockwave of anger and a torrent of demands to “do something” — most especially to pass new and stricter gun control laws.

Eleventh and 12th grade students typically travel to Poland and Israel as a part of HBHA’s bi-annual Jewish Heritage Trip, a 17-day experience of learning about the history of Eastern-European Jewry and experiencing modern-day Israel.

This year has flown by. Summer is almost here and B’nai Jehudah’s Shabbat in the Park is back.