Ari L. Noonan

Politically and morally, we are far, far out on a limb. We have made ourselves vulnerable, and being tone deaf is neither a virtue nor a strength.

In 2010, when Rabbi Joel Rembaum retired after leading Temple Beth Am — his childhood synagogue — for 25 years, it felt like the end of an era. It was also the start of a new one.

"The only way we Jews can grow and survive is by bringing new people into Judaism and the Jewish people.”

There is a boiling controversy in Israel on how to observe this catastrophic anniversary.

The newest creation by the school's online arm, known as YU Global, has entered into a new partnership with Hillel Yeshiva High School while expanding its collaborations with the Chief Rabbi of England and Chabad emissaries.

For the last three years it has been nearly impossible to secure a seat in Rabbi Daniel Levine's course on major Jewish texts. Even so, UC Irvine chose not to renew his contract last spring.

When she stepped up to the pulpit of Congregation Kol Ami on July 1, Rabbi Lindy Reznick, “a big-city girl” who spent the last five years in small-town Redlands, was sure this is where she belonged.

“The best part is that, God willing, this story is going to continue.”

“I want to make it a hub for other communities to join."

The tyrannical monarch had become a model penitent, revealed as a model for all those seeking a second chance.