Student Rabbi Aaron Rozovksy served UHC Terre Haute during the 2016-17 academic year.
In March, I found myself in Springfield, Ill., for National Guard duty. Having a couple hours off in between military obligations, I decided to visit President Lincoln’s tomb.
As I entered the tomb, I was overcome by an overwhelming sense of patriotism and pride both as an American and as a Jew.
What’s not to celebrate? Purim tells the story of a heroine who saves her people; the Jewish people who survive to live, study and worship G-d another day; and a man who is filled with blinding hatred and is ultimately undone by it. On Purim, we can let our hair down and rest easy. Or can we?
I was told on more than one occasion growing up that Tu B’Shevat was “the Jewish Earth Day” and “a Jewish Hippie Holiday.” I was therefore surprised to learn years later that Tu B’Shevat actually had some of its roots in war.
Student Rabbi Aaron Rozovsky has announced discussion topics for upcoming Torah study sessions at Temple Israel and Westminster Village. Subjects at three sessions on Feb. 11 and Feb. 18 will include the timely “Jewish Stances on Immigration”; Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year for Trees; and Parshah Yitro.