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The B’nei Anusim Seder Hamishi

The B’nei Anusim Seder Hamishi

by | Mar 2, 2021 | Passover

Some historians believe that the Russian painter, Moshe Maimon’s most famous work, “Marranos: Secret Seder,” actually tells the story of the Seder Hamishi, a secret passover tradition, a special Passover seder, held, not on the first or second night of Passover, but,...
Reclaiming Shabbat

Reclaiming Shabbat

by | Aug 5, 2021 | Aging Posts, Jewish Aging

Reclaiming Shabbat Rabbi Barbara Aiello For Harvey it was the sweet smell of the challah.  “I’d come in the door and, Oh, that smell! When I think of Shabbat it’s my mother’s challah that always comes to mind.” “It might sound silly but it was the newspaper on the...
Shavuot

Shavuot

by | Jun 3, 2016 | Blog, Jewish Holidays, Shavuot

Shavuot in the New Millennium or “Who Wrote the Book of Love?”   As we celebrate Shavuot this year, take time to Read the Book of Ruth. It is the traditional reading for this festival. The Book of Ruth takes us back to the beauty and mystery of love. Love that...