The Philadelphia SPHAS, the mostly Jewish basketball team from a bygone era, will be getting their own plaque from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
No Philadelphia rabbis landed a spot on the Forward’ s list of "Most Inspiring" rabbis, though two local religious leaders did make The Daily Beast ’s list of most influential rabbis. What gives?
With the sheer amount of work that can be involved in hosting a Passover seder, Joan Hersch might have been eager to hand over the responsibility. But she wasn’t.
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