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Anyone teaching the past by skipping over the unpleasant parts isn’t teaching history. They are engaged in propaganda.

Editor’s note: The following is reprinted from a recent email sent by Rabbi Sarah Smiley to the B’nai Jehudah community.

I’ll never forget one of the most memorable basketball games I ever played in.

There’s an entire global industry dedicated to vilifying and isolating Israel, the world’s only Jewish-majority nation.

Where’s the outrage?

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.

There’s a misconception that gap-year-type programs are just for 18-year-olds. My experience with Masa Israel Journey’s Destination Israel Fast Track Pro is proof that working in Israel, in community and with a strong safety net, is an amazing opportunity even if you’ve already launched your career.

There are six fast days in the Jewish calendar year. Two are very serious and are 25-hour fasts, namely Yom Kippur and Tisha B’Av. The other four fasts are morning until evening only. 

Who would have believed that re-entry into the workforce would be something we are grappling with today. Fifteen months out of the office, working virtually, and all of our interactions via Zoom became the way of doing business since the onset of the pandemic in March of last year. Now, we are changing the way we work again – going back to the office in a hybrid model.

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Rabbi Grussgott’s sermon at Kehilath Israel Synagogue on May 29th.

Irrational hatred of, and violence toward, Jewish Americans has been occurring with alarming frequency, and, as President Biden has said, “This must stop.”