Still blowing strong
For 50 straight years, Arthur Fleishman has sounded the shofar for his Canton shul
When Temple Beth David of the South Shore was founded in 1960, Arthur Fleishman presented student rabbi David Goldstein with a shofar for the new shul.
Goldstein responded: “That’s very nice of you, now go learn to blow it.”
After being tutored by a rabbi in Wellesley, Fleishman took to the bimah on the High Holidays and sounded the ram’s horn. Full Story
Key to peace talks: low expectations
Carter era offers lessons for today
No one with any experience in the Middle East has high expectations for the peace-making initiative that President Barack Obama is trying to launch. The interesting question is whether that is good or bad.
Probably it’s good. Full Story
Grossman sees being Jewish a plus in primary
Aims to be first Democrat of his faith to hold statewide office
Steve Grossman said the last time a Jewish candidate won a statewide office in Massachusetts was in the 1950s, when Republican George Fingol was elected attorney general.
If elected treasurer, Grossman would be the first Jewish Democrat elected to statewide office. The 64- year-old Newton resident isn’t worried that Massachusetts will hold his religion against him. Full Story
Talking peace as terror strikes
Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met shortly after the Israeli prime minister arrived in Washington for peace talks Tuesday. Full Story
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