Hava Nagila
Hava Nagila Ten Fabulous Facts for Bubbyes and Zaydes to Share Hava Nagila, a melody that originated more than 200 years ago, was born as a song without words (in Hebrew, “niggun”). During the era of forced inscription into the Czarist Russian army, young Jewish boys...
Reconstructing Judaism
Sinagoga Ner Tamid del Sud in Calabria Is Italy’s First Reconstructionist Synagogue Reconstructing Judaism is the brand new name given to the Jewish Reconstructionist movement, the fourth largest Jewish movement in the world, the only movement founded in the United...
What Makes Jews So Smart?
And the Answer Is… The Bar and Bat Mitzvah! “I’m pooped!” Natalie collapsed into her easy chair and fanned herself with her ever-present apron as she recounted her latest trip “up north.” “My son, he’s an editor and my daughter, she’s a...
Pittsburgh Massacre Thoughts
A Pittsburgh-born Rabbi’s Thoughts on the Pittsburgh Massacre It started with pennies. At first my dear friend’s teenage daughter didn’t take it seriously.. After all, the boy who was throwing pennies at her couldn’t even get the insult right. “He’s calling me a...
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