Should my sukkah have a debt ceiling?
Edmon J. Rodman, JTAOct 06, 2011
LOS ANGELES Each Sukkot we read in Kohelet, Ecclesiastes, that there is a time to tear down, and a time to build up. For my sukkah it was time […]
Baking your own matzah
Edmon J. Rodman, JTAApr 14, 2011
LOS ANGELES In every generation, the Haggadah tells us, the wise, the simple, the non-askers and even the baddies are obligated to see themselves as though they...
Simchat Torah: Circle dances with the Torah
Edmon J. Rodman, JTASep 27, 2010
LOS ANGELES Want to dance with Jewish tradition but dont know the steps? Ask Simchat Torah to dance. Not a conventional dancer, its a star partner who will drag...
Scoring schach
Edmon J. Rodman, JTASep 16, 2010
LOS ANGELES His 14-foot-long pole saw in hand, Paul Nisenbaum is ready to head out into the great urban forest in a search for schach. The Los Angeles teacher...
Genealogical search for connection to the Vilna Goan proves challenging
Edmon J. Rodman, JTAJul 29, 2010
LOS ANGELES Even before my ketubah was signed my soon-to-be mother-in-law, Shirley, calmly but proudly told me, Edmon, my mothers family, the Sheinbeins, are...
Jewish songwriter behind ‘Take me out to the ballgame’
Edmon J. Rodman, JTAJul 08, 2010
LOS ANGELES At the ballpark this summer, when you rise for the seventh-inning stretch to sing Take Me Out to the Ball Game, stretch a bit taller one […]
One man’s journey into the world of keeping kosher
Edmon J. Rodman, JTAMar 25, 2010
LOS ANGELES With lots of matzah, boxes of the right flat stuff required for the making of everything, are you kosher for Passover? What about the day after; then...
