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We Never Made it to Synagogue on Rosh Hashanah Eve

In early September of 1997, I landed in London as an exchange student from Philadelphia’s Arcadia University. Unexpectedly, I found myself in the center of

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September 20, 2022 No Comments
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Grandchildren Celebrate Grandfather’s Bar Mitzvah

Anatoly was born in 1935 in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, and lived there for most of his life. He survived World War II and the

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September 20, 2022 No Comments
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Tisha B’Av – The Saddest Day of the Year

Tisha B’Av FAST begins on Saturday, August 6, 2022 (8:08 pm Philadelphia time) – ends Sunday, August 7 (8:37 Philadelphia Time)  For exact times of the Fast

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August 4, 2022 No Comments
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Colorblindness and the Tragedy of Tisha B’Av

Colorblindness runs in my family. My late aunt Vera saw green, gray and brown as one color. As a child, I spent hours examining her inability to

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August 4, 2022 No Comments
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On Neurological Pain, Suffering and an Indigenous Tribe’s Coming of Age Ceremony

I felt mixed emotions after a visit to a neurologist. After over a year of unexplained pain, I finally received an official name, a diagnosis

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August 4, 2022 No Comments
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A Very Very Simple Guide for Shavuot Celebration

This Year – Shavuot begins at Sunset on Saturday, June 4 right After Shabbath – ends Monday, June 6 after Nightfall. (This Document contains G-d’s

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May 31, 2022 No Comments
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The Woman From Germany Who Received Her Jewish Name in Bukhara

During World War II, thousands of Russian nationals fled to the Asian part of the former Soviet Union. Along with these evacuees, there were many

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May 25, 2022 No Comments
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The Mistake at the Hospital and the Power of Hope

About 20 years ago, my father walked into a Philadelphia hospital to visit his mother, who was being treated for a heart condition. Before he

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May 3, 2022 No Comments
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A VERY VERY SIMPLE GUIDE TO THE PASSOVER SEDER CELEBRATION 

This Year Passover Begins Friday April 15, 2022 before Sunset and Ends Saturday April 23rd after Nightfall.  (This Document contains G-d’s Name, therefore it may

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April 11, 2022 No Comments
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Finding a 30-Year-Old Picture of Me With the Rebbe

“Chassidic wisdom shows man how small he is, and how great he can become.” — The Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn In 1986, the Rebbe began a weekly

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April 11, 2022 No Comments
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