A Very Very Simple Guide for Sukkot Celebration
This Year the Holiday of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah begins Friday, October 2, 2020 at Nightfall (6:22 pm Philadelphia Time) – Ends on
A Very Very Simple Guide for Yom Kippur Celebration
This year Yom Kippur begins Sunday night, September 27 at 6.30 pm Philadelphia time – ends Monday, September 28 – AFTER nightfall (7:27 pm Philadelphia time) (This Document contains
A Very Very Simple Guide for Rosh Hashana Celebration
This year Rosh Hashana begins Friday night, September 18, 2020 at 6.46 pm (Philadelphia time) – ends Sunday, September 20, 2020 AFTER nightfall (7:40 pm Philadelphia time)
How Two Russian-Born Crypto-Jews Rediscovered Their Identity
After my family’s immigration to the United States in 1989, I began to familiarize myself with my Jewish heritage and Torah values. Born in the former Soviet
From Catholic Italian to Jewish Rabbi: David Martinetti Shares His Story
A few months ago, I first shared a story about my encounter with Elisheva Martinetti, at the time a 16-year-old Chinese girl who was hoping to
How a Motherless Widow Embraced Kindness
When I was a little girl, I used to love hearing my grandmother retell a Yiddish folktale about a miserable couple living in their cramped quarters with