Jul 8, 2026
My recent posts… Talmud of America Jul 8, 2026My recent posts..."Talmud of America" Pardes Institute, a non-denominational study center based in Jerusalem, offers immersive Jewish learning around the world. One project is “Talmud of America,” which aims to...
Apr 22, 2026
My recent posts… Twilight Zone Apr 22, 2026My recent posts...Twilight Zone בֵּין הַשְׁמָשׁוֹת Bein hashemashot, literally, between the suns. בֵּין הַשְׁמָשׁוֹת A twilight zone of time, or rather, out of time, between one day and the next. Our sages of old used...
Apr 10, 2026
My recent posts… When to Pray Yizkor Apr 10, 2026My recent posts...My edited comments from this past final day of Pesach. Ellie’s mom, Julia Helfman, died on her 95th birthday, December 24, 2025. This was the first Yizkor service Ellie feels obligated to attend....
Apr 6, 2026
My recent posts… Timing Apr 6, 2026It had become a Kremer household Pesach tradition, or rather, a pre-Pesach tradition. Somewhere within a couple of days prior the first seder and noon on erev Pesach, something would go awry in the kitchen. A Moment of Hebrew...
Mar 30, 2026
My recent posts… A Moment of Hebrew Mar 30, 2026My recent posts...רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית regga shel ivrit: A moment of Hebrew The summer of 1970, I was one of 250 teens in Israel with Camp Ramah. (Ellie was on the same program, but we didn’t meet then.) I got an...
Mar 16, 2026
My recent posts… Justice! Pursue Justice! Mar 16, 2026Yesterday afternoon, Ellie and I were privileged to attend the Ceremonial Swearing-In of Honorable Irina G. Ehrlich as Judge in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. Irina and her husband Charlie...
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