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
The Sweet Lull of My Soviet Grandmother’s Lullaby
“Music is a form of sensed continuity that can sometimes break through the most overpowering disconnections in our experience of time.” — Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks When I
Tisha B’Av – The Saddest Day of the Year
Tisha B’Av FAST starts on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 (8:17 pm Philadelphia time) – ends Thursday, July 30 (8:47 Philadelphia Time) For exact times of the