Since the beginning of this year, many of us have felt completely overwhelmed. Our lives have been poisoned by fear and anxiety. But as I

While receiving his blessing from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, a young man genuinely asked: “What would I have to do to be called your chassid, your student?” The Rebbe replied,

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

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

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)

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

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

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

“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 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