
Her Babies Would Die, and No One Knew Why
Rivka and her husband, Arye Leib, were born in Moscow into typical Soviet Jewish families. They knew very little about their Jewish heritage, but neither did

Rivka and her husband, Arye Leib, were born in Moscow into typical Soviet Jewish families. They knew very little about their Jewish heritage, but neither did

Helena Swerdlik, originally Kitenkorn, was born on October 20, 1935, in Lublin, Poland, into a modest Jewish home filled with faith, kindness, and the rhythms of

Rachel Leah Fry was just a child when her mother converted to Christianity. Many decades later, she connected with Rabbi Yosef and Bina Goldwasser, her local Chabad emissaries in Mobile, Alabama, and started

Boris Trost, now in his 90s, was born in Ribnitz (Rîbnița), Moldova, then part of the Soviet Union. His father, a shoemaker, worked hard to

This Year – Shavuot begins at Sunset of Thursday, May 21st, 2026, and ends after Nightfall of May 23rd (This Document contains G-d’s Name, therefore it may

Judaism has engaged with astrology for thousands of years. One Torah-observant astrologer explains what your birth chart can teach you about yourself. “Kosher astrology” are
My name is Sofya Tamarkin. My family emigrated from the former Soviet Union in 1989. In my late teenage years I started the ultimate quest for Truth, seeking knowledge of my Jewish heritage.
After many years of searching for meaning and clarity, I have come to appreciate my connection to Judaism and all that it stands for. As I was seeking to bond with my authentic identity, I focused on deeper understanding of the ‘secret’ of Jewish survival during the last 2,000 years of exile. I wondered, what made us so strong and fierce. My people survived unimaginable tragedies, yet we continued to be ‘The Light Upon The Nations”.