਍ഀഀ About a month ago, Free Press writer, and author, Mitch Albom came under fire for including false ਍椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀渀 愀渀 漀琀栀攀爀眀椀猀攀 眀攀氀氀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 挀漀氀甀洀渀⸀ 吀栀攀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀 挀愀洀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 䴀爀⸀ 䄀氀戀漀洀 渀攀攀搀攀搀 琀漀 ഀഀ write and submit a story prior to the event that was being described, but he chose to write in the ਍瀀愀猀琀 琀攀渀猀攀Ⰰ 猀椀渀挀攀 琀栀攀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 栀椀猀 猀琀漀爀礀 眀愀猀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀⸀ 唀渀愀戀氀攀Ⰰ 氀椀欀攀 琀栀攀 爀攀猀琀 漀昀 甀猀Ⰰ 琀漀 ഀഀ predict the future, Mr. Albom unfortunately stated that certain things occurred which, in fact, never did. ਍㰀倀㸀ഀഀ I, and the others who write articles in this bulletin, can relate to Mr. Albom's plight. We write our ਍瀀椀攀挀攀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 漀渀攀 洀漀渀琀栀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀攀 戀甀氀氀攀琀椀渀 椀猀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀栀椀瀀⸀ 伀渀挀攀 椀渀 愀 眀栀椀氀攀 眀攀 洀愀欀攀 愀 ഀഀ similar mistake, for example, telling you in May about our experiences at an April program, even though ਍眀攀 眀爀椀琀攀 漀甀爀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 䴀愀爀挀栀⸀ 圀栀椀氀攀 眀攀 搀漀渀✀琀 挀漀渀搀漀渀攀 昀愀氀猀椀昀礀椀渀最 琀栀攀 渀攀眀猀Ⰰ 眀攀 愀氀猀漀 欀渀漀眀 琀栀愀琀 ഀഀ it's not so interesting or relevant to read about events that took place two months prior. So we do our ਍戀攀猀琀 琀漀 欀攀攀瀀 礀漀甀 瀀漀猀琀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 氀愀琀攀猀琀 愀渀搀 洀漀猀琀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 愀戀漀甀琀 漀甀爀 挀漀渀最爀攀最愀琀椀漀渀⸀ഀഀ

਍䄀猀 䤀 眀爀椀琀攀 琀栀椀猀 挀漀氀甀洀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 渀攀眀猀 洀攀搀椀愀 愀爀攀 戀甀猀椀氀礀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀椀渀最 漀渀 琀栀攀 挀愀猀攀 漀昀 愀 䘀氀漀爀椀搀愀 眀漀洀愀渀✀猀 昀攀攀搀椀渀最 ഀഀ tube, the death of a Pope, a Royal wedding, and the continued controversy surrounding non-Orthodox ਍挀漀渀瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 琀漀 䨀甀搀愀椀猀洀 椀渀 䤀猀爀愀攀氀⸀ 䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 戀礀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 礀漀甀 爀攀愀搀 琀栀椀猀 戀甀氀氀攀琀椀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀猀攀 猀琀漀爀椀攀猀 眀椀氀氀 ഀഀ likely be old, nearly forgotten news. ਍㰀倀㸀ഀഀ So what is one to do? One solution is to write about items which are timeless. That is why Cantor ਍䈀攀爀爀椀猀 愀渀搀 䤀 猀漀 漀昀琀攀渀 甀猀攀 漀甀爀 戀甀氀氀攀琀椀渀 猀瀀愀挀攀 琀漀 琀攀愀挀栀 愀戀漀甀琀 愀猀瀀攀挀琀猀 漀昀 䨀甀搀愀椀猀洀ⴀⴀ栀愀氀愀欀栀愀Ⰰ ഀഀ history, etc.--issues which will always be important to read about. ਍㰀倀㸀ഀഀ Another suggestion is to help you keep up with the news of the day, on the day you actually ਍爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 琀栀攀 戀甀氀氀攀琀椀渀⸀ 吀栀愀渀欀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 洀漀爀攀 愀 爀攀愀氀椀琀礀 琀栀愀渀 愀 搀爀攀愀洀⸀ഀഀ

਍䘀漀爀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀Ⰰ 爀愀琀栀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 琀攀氀氀 礀漀甀 琀栀攀 渀攀眀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 䤀猀爀愀攀氀Ⰰ 漀渀攀 洀漀渀琀栀 愀最漀Ⰰ 䤀 挀愀渀 樀甀猀琀 琀攀氀氀 礀漀甀 ഀഀ to become a regular reader of the Jerusalem Post, using the web address ਍㰀䄀 䠀刀䔀䘀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀樀瀀漀猀琀⸀挀漀洀⼀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开琀漀瀀∀㸀眀眀眀⸀樀瀀漀猀琀⸀挀漀洀㰀⼀䄀㸀⸀ഀഀ ਍㰀倀㸀ഀഀ Similarly, you can use the many resources to educate yourself as a Conservative Jew. On the ਍眀攀戀猀椀琀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 刀愀戀戀椀渀椀挀愀氀 䄀猀猀攀洀戀氀礀Ⰰ ഀഀ www.rabbinicalassembly.org, ਍礀漀甀 挀愀渀 爀攀愀搀 琀栀攀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀愀 漀昀 ഀഀ the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, learning about our Movement's legal positions on a ਍眀椀搀攀 爀愀渀最攀 漀昀 椀猀猀甀攀猀Ⰰ 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最㨀 瘀椀搀攀漀琀愀瀀椀渀最 漀渀 匀栀愀戀戀愀琀Ⰰ 欀愀猀栀攀爀椀渀最 最氀愀猀猀 挀漀漀欀眀愀爀攀Ⰰ 琀愀琀琀漀漀椀渀最 ഀഀ and body piercing, stem cell research and abortion. ਍㰀倀㸀ഀഀ For those looking to study the weekly Torah portion, I suggest you visit ਍㰀䄀 䠀刀䔀䘀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀氀攀愀爀渀⸀樀琀猀愀⸀攀搀甀⼀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开琀漀瀀∀㸀氀攀愀爀渀⸀樀琀猀愀⸀攀搀甀㰀⼀䄀㸀Ⰰ ഀഀ connecting to the link for Parashat Hashavua. While you're at this website of the Jewish ਍吀栀攀漀氀漀最椀挀愀氀 匀攀洀椀渀愀爀礀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 愀氀猀漀 爀攀愀搀 挀栀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 昀爀漀洀 䄀 䜀甀椀搀攀 琀漀 䨀攀眀椀猀栀 刀攀氀椀最椀漀甀猀 倀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀Ⰰ ഀഀ by Rabbi Isaac Klein, or even register for an online Seminary class. ਍㰀倀㸀ഀഀ At uscj.org, ਍琀栀攀 栀漀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀礀渀愀最漀最甀攀 漀昀 䌀漀渀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀瘀攀 䨀甀搀愀椀猀洀Ⰰ 昀漀氀氀漀眀 琀栀攀 猀椀最渀 琀漀 䨀攀眀椀猀栀 ഀഀ Living, and you can study a daily section of Mishnah, read commentaries on the Haftarot, and much more. ਍㰀倀㸀ഀഀ If you want to look up a date on the Jewish calendar--for example, the date of your Bar/Bat Mitzvah ਍匀栀愀戀戀愀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 搀愀礀 漀昀 愀 礀愀栀爀稀攀椀琀 漀爀 栀漀氀椀搀愀礀 昀爀漀洀 礀攀愀爀猀 瀀愀猀琀Ⰰ 漀爀 椀渀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀琀愀渀琀 昀甀琀甀爀攀ⴀⴀ礀漀甀 挀愀渀 昀椀渀搀 ഀഀ your answer at hebcal.com. ਍㰀倀㸀ഀഀ Next month, I will teach you something new. This month, use one of the above websites and teach yourself. ਍ ഀഀ ਍㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀⼀栀琀洀氀㸀਀