Hands up for Chanukah!

During a recent lesson at Temple Beth Israel preschool, Cantor Paul Buch and Rabbi Jonathan Kupetz ask the students which menorah candle is lit on the last day of Chanukah. The eight-day Jewish celebration—the Festival of Lights—will end Monday, 12/30. The...
Obituary: David Lytle Paulson

Obituary: David Lytle Paulson

David Lytle Paulson, 82, of Boise ID, died unexpectedly from heart related complications on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, while visiting family and friends in Claremont, CA. Born in Duluth, Minnesota on October 7, 1937, David grew up in Sioux Falls, SD, graduating from...

Here we come a ‘trolling

by Mellissa Martinez   Despite being a bona fide Christmas curmudgeon, I recently headed out for a night of caroling. To be clear, my participation came with the promise of flowing spirits, saucy jokes and forgiveness for my off-pitch crooning. As it turns out,...
Obituary: Leonard Cabell Pronko

Obituary: Leonard Cabell Pronko

Celebrated advocate of and expert in kabuki, beloved professor, author, opera singer “I can’t imagine a world without Leonard” was the most common sentiment expressed by legions of Leonard’s former students and admirers when told of his...