by Rabbi Barbara | Apr 25, 2018
Rabbi Barbara Aiello Bar Bat Mitzvah History Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 00:22:27 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:22:27Join Rabbi...
by Rabbi Barbara | Mar 2, 2021 | Passover
Let’s “Dish” About the Seder Plate! In ancient times our sages taught that in anticipation of the Passover holiday, we Jews should prepare a specially made, large wicker container in which to place Passover’s symbolic foods. This wicker container would then be...
by trish | Feb 15, 2024 | Blog, jewish and secular
This week my Catholic brothers and sisters participated in a ritual that has its roots in Jewish tradition – Ash Wednesday as it is called, actually originated in ancient biblical times – in the era of the Old Testament, as Christians would say, when the use of ashes...
by Rabbi Barbara | Nov 16, 2022 | Chanukah
The Hamsa (symbolic hand) has Sephardic Jewish Roots Popular in jewelry, ceramics, and pottery art the five-fingered, hand-shaped symbol, called the Hamsa, commands a prominent place in Jewish tradition, so much so that historians believe that it is as ubiquitous as...
by Rabbi Barbara | Jan 13, 2020 | Jewish Weddings
Southern Italian Wedding Customs Based on Ancient Jewish Traditions Thanks to the dogged efforts of Prof. Vincenzo Villella and others, historians now document that following the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and their escape during Inquisition times to...
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