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
This Year – Shavuot begins at Sunset on Thursday, May 28, 2020 – ends Saturday, May 30 after Nightfall. (This Document contains G-d’s Name, therefore
“Don’t misplace humility, the universe depends on you. The universe depends on each one of us.” — Baal Shem Tov Sofya begins: When I shared
These days, as we stay at home, many of us are feeling a wide range of emotions, including anxiety over the future and resentment about