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Queen Esther Italian Legacy

Queen Esther Italian Legacy

by | Mar 8, 2016 | Purim

The Queen Esther Italian Legacy w/International Women’s Day (*Scroll to bottom of page to hear the “Radio Rabbi” Purim Show) In his compelling book, Triangle:  The Fire that Changed America,  David Von Drehle reminds his readers in vivid detail of the...
Jews of the Emerald Isle

Jews of the Emerald Isle

by | Mar 17, 2016 | Jews around the world

Does Your Bubbe Come From Ireland? By Rabbi Barbara Aiello Characters:   Narrator – “Lepra-Cohen” Prophet Jerimiah Rebecca – Jane Forstenzer – the Jewish girl from Lisbon – Portuguese Jews – established Ireland’s First Synagogue in 1660 when...
Italian Religious Diversity

Italian Religious Diversity

by | Mar 1, 2016 | Synagogue in Calabria

A Large Catholic Parish and a Tiny Synagogue Build Bridges Upon Italian Religious Diversity of Understanding In the “Toe” of the Italian “Boot!” The knock at the door was so soft that I almost ignored it.  After all, the wind had been blowing hard in our mountain...