remembrance

"Shavuot," by Ishai Parasol, via Flickr.com under Creative Commons license

April 11, 2017 0

Shavuot: Reviving interest in a forgotten day by focusing on those who have forgotten

Coming fifty days after the beginning of Passover and marking the appearance of the first fruits in the Land of Israel, Shavuot is one of five festivals whose observance is [Read more...]

September 23, 2013 1

Memories of my Mom and Dad — Yizkor 2013

Our Jewish calendar provides us with time to remember those we have loved. On their Yarzheits, or anniversary of passing, our thoughts turn to our mothers or fathers, our [Read more...]

June 26, 2011 1

Carly Simon was right: These are ‘the good old days’

Let me be up front and say that I enjoy Woody Allen films. That being said, let me urge you to drop what you may be doing and go out and see his new one, Midnight in [Read more...]