Rabbis are usually the ones stewarding congregants through life cycle events, such as births, deaths, coming of age and marriage, but what happens when a rabbi goes through those same monumental life ...
A career as an economist wasn’t a good fit for someone who loves being with people. That’s why Barry Schechter of Morton Grove accepted the position of cantor at Congregation Kol Emeth in Skokie in ...
To those who knew him well, it was appropriate that when Rabbi Louis I. Schechter died here last Friday, he was engaged in what he loved best, expounding to good friends on a point of Jewish law. "He ...
STAMFORD -- While chatting with a group of Christian and Jewish clergy three years ago, retired Rabbi Phil Schechter mentioned he was eager to become involved with a community of faith. The Rev. Mary ...
Rabbi Barry Schechter lives in Morton Grove but was born in London. He has been leading Congregation Kol Emeth in Skokie for many years–he prefers not to mention how many because “I came there when I ...