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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

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August 24, 2020 No Comments
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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

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July 27, 2020 No Comments

A Very Very Simple Guide for Shavuot Celebration

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

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May 25, 2020 No Comments

How the Impossible Dream of a Chinese Girl Turned Jewish Came True

“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

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May 21, 2020 No Comments

Memories of Homelessness (and Home) During COVID-19

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

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May 21, 2020 No Comments

49 Steps Towards a Kinder Heart

“Whatever knowledge a human being is given in this world, whatever wisdom, enlightenment or inspiration, it is all only and exclusively for one purpose: To

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May 21, 2020 No Comments
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A VERY VERY SIMPLE GUIDE TO THE PASSOVER SEDER CELEBRATION

This Year Passover Begins Wednesday April 8, 2020 before Sunset and Ends Thursday April 16th after Nightfall. (This Document contains G-d’s Name, therefore it may

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March 30, 2020 No Comments
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What One Child Learned From the Rebbe’s Visit to Camp

“The focus of all spiritual wisdom is to transform this world.” — The Lubavitcher Rebbe At the very beginning of creation, G‑d created the universe using the power of words,

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March 24, 2020 No Comments
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Confronting the Teacher Who Incited an Anti-Semitic Riot

As we celebrate the holiday of Passover and remember the Exodus from Egypt, I often wonder if the emotional pain of the Jews was amplified by the fact that

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March 24, 2020 No Comments
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The Doll That ‘Came Alive’ at My Birthday Party

“When you waste a moment, you have killed it in a sense, squandering an irreplaceable opportunity. But when you use the moment properly, filling it

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March 16, 2020 No Comments
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