What I Learned After a Night at Quebec’s Ice Hotel
A few years ago, my husband and I attended a winter festival in Quebec City and stayed in the famous Ice Hotel, “Hotel de Glace.”
My First Orthodox Wedding and the Unveiling of My Own Truth
I will never forget the day I attended my first Orthodox Jewish wedding. My husband and I had the honor of being invited to the wedding
The ‘Refuseniks’ Who Refused to Compromise on their Jewish Values
“Remember that in a hall of perfect darkness, if you light one small candle, its precious light will be seen from afar, by everyone.” —
A Very Very Simple Guide for Purim Celebration
The holidays begins at Sunset of February 25, 2021 and ends at nightfall of February 26, 2021 http://www.partnersintorah.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/purim.pdf (This Document contains G-d’s Name, therefore it
A Fulfilled Dream: Converting to Judaism Despite Terminal Diagnosis
“The world says, ‘Time is money.’ I say, ‘Time is life.’ ” — Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, to the father of Rabbi YY Jacobson,
‘Live for Them All’: A Survivor Shares Her Story
It’s very difficult to remember the pain, but I know how important it is to share these stories. I grew up near Odessa in a
Why I No Longer Need My Holiday Tree
As we approach the end of the calendar year, I am often asked, “Why do Soviet Jews buy evergreen trees for New Year’s?” The truth
Nothing Is Coincidental, Not Even a Set of Sofas
Shmuel Aulov was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union), and came to the United States as a teenager in 1991. He went