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Why is it so hard for many of us to shake off the past and begin anew? My Bride often tells me she finds it amazing how easily I forgive myself for my errors. She holds her misgivings about past…
Rosh Hashanah is a time to take stock of the previous year and prepare yourself spiritually for the year ahead. But for those of us with busy families, it can be hard to squeeze time for reflection into the round…
(photo by Noa Fisher via PikiWiki-Israel) Pomegranates are referred to in the Bible in many various ways. In the sensual poetry of Song of Songs, we read, “I went down into the garden of nuts … to see whether the…
(photo by Markus Hagenlocher) One of the most well-known customs of Rosh Hashanah is the dipping of apple pieces in honey but what is its origin? In the time of King David, we know he had a “cake made in…
The early 20th-century Casa Bianca is today one of the locations of the Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki (Salonika). (photo by Pappasadrian) When you think Salonika, don’t think old, think ancient. Because of its geographic location on the Via Egnatia…
The Orthodox synagogue Brith Sholom Beth Israel. (photo from jsilverman.weebly.com) Charleston, S.C., is one of the most popular travel destinations in the United States. With its perfectly preserved old mansions, Charleston has charm and grace, in addition to genuine human…
Na’amat Pioneer Women, 1960. (photo from JWB fonds, JMABC L.12599) If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of B.C.…
On the Sabbath preceding the fast of Tisha b’Av, the ninth of the Hebrew month of Av, we read in our synagogues from Isaiah, and this reading is one of the three “Haftorahs of Rebuke.” The fast completes the cycle…
Beth Israel Sisterhood panel, 1977. (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.09864) If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of…
A Magen David is still attached to the roof of a former synagogue in Harbin, China. (photo by Deborah Rubin Fields) If a few years ago you had flown on an international flight from Beijing, China, you would have noticed…
