A Promise Kept: My Grandmother’s Burial and the Values of Shavuot
Five years before my grandmother left this world, I attended a fundraiser at a local synagogue. The goal of the evening was to support a
No, Jews Are Not Museum Artifacts
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, my husband and I took a trip to Australia. Having grown up in the former Soviet Union, we both had
This Survivor is Turning 102 Years Old
Pearl Hinda Nagel survived the Lodz Ghetto, outlived the Nazis and turned 101. Here is what she wants you to know. Imagine the changes witnessed
At My First Seder, I Wondered Why There Was No Bread
I was a young teen in 1990, newly arrived in the US from Russia, and found myself at my first ever Passover Seder with no idea what was
A VERY VERY SIMPLE GUIDE TO THE PASSOVER SEDER CELEBRATION
This Year Passover Begins Wednesday April 1st, 2026, before sunset and Ends Thursday, April 9th after Nightfall. (This Document contains G-d’s Name, therefore it may
How a Samurai Found His Home in Judaism
Westerners often picture samurai as Japanese warriors holding swords. Yet this honorary title “samurai” belongs to a hereditary class bound to a demanding moral code.