
A Very Very Simple Guide for Rosh Hashana Celebration
This year Rosh Hashana Begins Friday night September 11, 2026, 6:57 pm (Philadelphia time) – ends Sunday. September 13, 2026, after nightfall 7:52 pm (Philadelphia time)

The Prayer That Was Answered in Auschwitz
In July 2018, my husband and I joined a Heritage Retreats journey to Poland. Over several days we traveled to Auschwitz-Birkenau and to mass graves

The Strength of Jewish Women Behind the Iron Curtain
The story of the Soviet Jewish refusenik movement is often told through the courageous men who challenged the Communist regime, taught Torah in secret, and

From Addiction to Faith: One Family’s Journey to Judaism
Yosef Waslow’s mother was Jewish and white. His father was Black and had been raised in a Baptist home. Growing up in Logan, a North

Giving Away Part of Her Liver Saved Three Lives
Every act of saving a life starts somewhere. For Aviva, it started with an ad she almost ignored. After a long day with her young

Her Parents Lost Everything. They Never Lost Their Ability to Love
Dr. Naomi Vilko has spent nearly half a century helping people heal from trauma. Since beginning her career in psychiatry in 1978, she has treated