Today is יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה/Yom HaZikaron LaShoah v’LaGivoora/The Day of Remembrance for the Holocaust and Heroism. That’s the name selected by the כנסת/Knesset in Israel but we normally refer to it as יום השואה/Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Day (Holocaust Remembrance Day). The idea behind the name is to point out that the day is for us to mourn and be inspired by the Jewish...Read more...
Saturday night will mark the second 15th of Nissan and thus the second time the Jewish people have observed פסח/Passover with members of our people in captivity. It’s the second time members of our people are not free. It’s on פסח that we celebrate the gift of freedom. It’s absurd that in the year 2025 there are people who are enslaved and being held against their will. Freedom is such a simple thing, yet it’s being withheld...Read more...
עבדים היינו לפרעה במצרים/Avadim Hayinu l’pharo b’mitzrayim/We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt… After the four questions have been asked, these are the very words that are said. The beginning of the questions is to recall that we were slaves. Our answer to the questions is that God took us out of Egypt with an outstretched arm and, had that not happened, we would still be slaves today. It concludes by telling us we...Read more...
We are working our way towards Passover. I love this time of year when we begin to clean and prepare for this incredible holiday. As I may have told you, I have an extensive collection of Haggadahs. I used to buy no fewer than five a year to build it up to make sure I always had new material. In recent years, I’ve seen fewer new ones being published so I’ve slowed down.
A few years back I purchased The Koren Ethiopian Haggada...Read more...
Please take the time to read this entire article although it's a bit too long.
I saw Schindler's List for the first time at the Main Theatre in Royal Oak, MI with my mom and dad when I was 16 years old. I remember the horror, fear, grief and sadness. I remember all the feelings and the immense amount of confusion through it all. While Schindler's List wasn’t a documentary, it was a true store filled with scenes simply too...Read more...
