by Fred Guttman | Sep 21, 2021 | Opinion
I have such a list of worries at this time! Race relations, the climate, abortion rights, Iranian nukes and Israel’s security. I am worried about Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and these worries are very real to me as I have so much family in Israel. I am...
by Fred Guttman | Jul 12, 2021 | Opinion
The former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court was convinced to oppose the death penalty. This was more than 15 years ago and resulted from the efforts I and others carried out to educate people about why the death penalty was problematic, ineffective...
by Fred Guttman | Jun 10, 2021 | Opinion
The pandemic has been extremely difficult for clergy as congregational leaders. We have had to rethink a lot of our preconceived notions and adapt to a significant new reality. From the beginning, I said I believed that when this is all over, we will have experienced...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 20, 2021 | News
Younger Jewish adults in the U.S. are more likely to say they have no religion, according to a Pew Research Center report published on May 11. While 60% of respondents aged 18-29 are “Jews by religion,” 40% are “Jews of no religion.” This is the highest percentage of...
by Fred Guttman | Mar 23, 2021 | Opinion
We have a wonderful family in our congregation wherein the mother is from the Philippines and the father is Jewish. The four boys in the family are being raised as Jews. Last week, the 13-year-old son, whose Bar Mitzvah Torah portion is from Leviticus, revised his...
