Category: Judaism

Henrietta Szold (1860-1945)

Henrietta Szold founded Hadassah, a Jewish Zionist organization, whose hospital in Jerusalem is the premier medical institution in Israel & the Middle East.

Leonard Cohen

By contributing writer ROBERT BRUTTELL The angels declare it from above … The music of Leonard Cohen has struck at a deep place in me for many years. His hauntingly sensuous “Suzanne” takes me down to her place by the river every time the words run through my head. It suggests a place of abiding… Read more »

Matisyahu

Profile of Matthew Paul Miller, a Jewish musician known by his Hebrew name Matisyahu or “Gift of God” who weaves together reggae, rock, and hip hop music.

Leonard Bernstein

Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles Leonard Bernstein’s conducting of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in the “Freedom Concert” in Berlin in 1989.

Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972)

Abraham Joshua Heschel was an American Rabbi and leading Jewish theologian. He was involved in issues of social justice, primarily the Civil Rights Movement.