Temple Ohabei Shalom

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Did Jesus Ever Speak About Homosexuality?

Jesus didn't speak about homosexuality? You might be surprised to find out how much Jesus actually did speak about homosexuality.

Did Jesus Talk about Homosexuality?

One is no longer surprised to read in discussions about same-sex relations — in church or in society at large — that Jesus did not bring the matter to the surface. In fact, some have said he never said a word about it. Some, of course, draw a conclusion from this: Therefore, it was not …

Heckman ending almost 30-year career with the Pennsylvania State Police

When David Heckman walks out of the door at the state police barracks in North Bethlehem Township Friday afternoon, he will be ending a career with the state police that spanned nearly 30 years, the last nine months as commander of Troop B.

Tips on Finding Your Shidduch

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis A careful study of the parsha even highlights the specifics of courtship and marriage and offers the guidance that we so sorely need in our generation as our singles population increases and it becomes more and more difficult to find our bashertes. But for now, let us focus on the primary factor in how […]

How to Be Healthy: From “Should” to “Shalom”

In fourth grade, I read a book called something like The Junk Food Encyclopedia. And I enjoyed it. I even stopped eating Cheetos (at least for a while).

Burn survivor Shalom Blac on helping others find their beauty from within

The YouTube beauty influencer has a powerful message to share with her followers.

I Decided to Become My Own Bubbe

"I Won't Hide My Burn Scars Anymore"

A childhood accident left Shalom with burns all over her face — but she didn't let it stop her from launching her beauty career.

Can the Poor Truly Flourish?

Anyone in Christ, both rich and poor, can experience a taste of biblical flourishing or "shalom".

Israelis shocked to discover: There is more than one Judaism

Once a fringe phenomenon for immigrants, Reform and Conservative movements have been quietly growing - and suddenly discover Israelis on board.

Israeli food is the no-diet diet for foodies

Say shalom to your new healthy eating plan. Israeli food — with its emphasis on fresh produce, lean proteins and healthy fat — is having a moment in NYC. There’s the packed 12 Chairs Cafe in …

Rafi Peretz Undergoes Snap ‘Conversion Therapy,’ Reverses Earlier Position

"I know that conversion treatments are wrong and severe, this is my unequivocal position."

Questions and more questions for Passover

It took me a few years, but I finally learned the answers to the Four Questions of Passover.

The little-known Christian, Nebraskan roots of the modern Jewish Arbor Day

Did you know that the transformation of Tu B’Shvat from an obscureKabbalistic holiday to its current incarnation can trace its origins to aChristian-oriented, proto-environmentalist activity in 19th-centuryNebraska? Hizky Shoham, a research fellow at the Jerusalem-based ShalomHartman Ins