Dana Evan Kaplan

Barry S. is from Longview. I met Rabbi Honan recently in Alabama. Linda Leavell Jul 26, 1997 LONGVIEW, Texas Rabbi Bernard Honan peers...

As Larry M. writes, we hope Anita watches over her beautiful tree! Her daughter remembers her with much love.

A source from Minesota writes that Former Surgeon General Doctor Vivek Murthy brought mental health to the forefront last September when...

The Fourth of July As we gear up to celebrate the 4th of July, we might reflect on what it is and what it means. Of course, we know that...

According to Extra magazine, the recent spate of suicides in the headlines serves as reminders to live more fully. That is Oprah...

We all must face death at some point and it can be instructive to see how famous people deal with this reality of life. Here is a report...

The pivotal 1885 document in the history of the American Reform Movement in Judaism meeting of Reform Rabbis November 16–19, 1885 at the...

One of the key elements in Reform Judaism is that we need to make personal religious decisions on both belief and practice. To do that...

Why these people are celebrating a Jewish holiday at IHOP (JTA) By Ben Sales May 15, 2018 2:59pm (JTA) — On Saturday night,...

The news came to me Saturday night and shocked me. Here is some of the official information. Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, Ph.D., President of...

Our speaker this past Sunday afternoon was Dr. Harvey Joanning of Fairhope, Emeritus Professor of Human Development and the Family, Iowa...

Allan J. Hall, who was about 5 years old in 1939, survived the Holocaust in Poland. He came to the Springhill Avenue Temple to speak and...

Genealogist Tom Wixon spoke Thursday night for the Western Shore Torah Study in Mississippi. He told his personal story of his search for...

We went shopping to help a congregant! It is a mitzvah! "It’s a mitzvah!” can refer to a beneficial act performed by another person....

Some events just have a positive synergy and this Seder was one of them--an inspiring Hagaddah with readings from many of the...

The Springhill Avenue Temple Announces A Book Signing Event For Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan’s Newest Book: A Life of Meaning Embracing...

I was looking for information on Rabbi Sidney M. Berkowitz, who led our temple in the late 1930s. He had done a PhD in England in...

I spoke at St James Episcopal Church in Fairhope last night. The topic was Repentance in Reform Judaism. There was a great turn out...