Celebrating Birthdays – The World’s and Yours
Aging Jewishly – What Our Traditions Teach Us about Growing Old By Rabbi Barbara Aiello Even with her hearing aids in the drawer, the doorbell chimes were loud enough for Rena to hear them. “As I live and breathe,” was all Rena could say when she saw her two teenage...
Ferramonti
Ferramonti Internment Camp The story of the Ferramonti Internment Camp is a story of Jewish survival thanks to the efforts of Italian soldiers and impoverished Italian villagers who worked together to save nearly 4,000 Jews. Located in the province of Cosenza on the...
The Rosh HaShanah Haggadah
The Rosh HaShanah Seder – Seder Yehi Ratzon A Sephardic Experience, In English e’ in italiano The Rosh HaShanah seder has its origins in the Talmud (Horayot 12a) where Rabbi Abaye writes about eating those foods that grow in abundance at this time of the year....
Rosh HaShanah
Rosh HaShanah includes “Tashlich” Throwing Sins Away Back in the day, on one of the first two days of Rosh HaShanah, Jews traditionally walked together to a stream, pond, lake, river, or even an ocean. The idea was to find a body of flowing water, preferably...
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