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Rabbi Benarroch: A time to Forgive

The High Holiday season begins with the inception of the month of Elul. Forty days before the festival of Rosh Hashanah we begin with our preparations. What makes the month of Elul so special? The “Tur” in his compendium of Jewish law (OH 581) explains...

MARTY MORANTZ: DISPELLING “RAINMAN”

Just to get this out of the way, I loved the movie “Rainman”. Dustin Hoffman’s portrayal of “Raymond” was among his best works. In fact, in 1988 he received The Academy Award for Best Actor for his role.  Ironically though, that...

Max Roytenberg: The Junkyard on Jarvis Street

I remember it like it was yesterday. From the depths of the jungle that was the place we inhabited on Jarvis Street, I had managed to find a trowel, a little metal shovel to dig with in the hard ground. There I had dug a good-sized hole. There was a little patch of...