On Sept. 18, 2008, I was sitting on the lawn of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, watching Mikhail Gorbachev being awarded the highest honor,

“I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Born in Saratov, Russia, during the Communist regime, I knew

In the days of communism’s fierce grip on the Soviet Union, there lived a chassidic Jew named Reb Mendel Futerfas. Reb Mendel repeatedly put his

This story was shared with me in confidence. The author asked that her name not be used. Yet the miracle of these events needs to

I chose the path of Torah life when I was still a teenager. My family emigrated from the former Soviet Union when I was 12

This Year the Holiday of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah begins Sunday October 13, 2019 at Sunset (6:06 pm Philadelphia/New York Time) – Ends

This year Yom Kippur Begins Tuesday night (6:13 NY/Philadelphia time), October 8, 2019 – ends Wednesday, October 9, 2019 AFTER sunset (7:10 pm  NY/Philadelphia time)

This year Rosh Hashana Begins Sunday night 6.28 NY/Philadelphia time, September 29, 2019 – ends Tuesday, October 1, 2019 AFTER sunset (7:24 pm  NY/Philadelphia time)