Tag: Jewish Families
Bubbe and Zayde: Now’s the time to teach ‘di kinder’ a thing or two
“I don’t live in the past but the past lives in me.” — Sol Fineblum
For Gershon Markowitz, this time of year presents an irresistible opportunity to engage in some of his favorite activities with...
Chabad of Poland hosts summer retreat for 200 Ukrainian Jewish refugees
As the war in Ukraine continues into its third summer, Chabad of Poland hosted more than 200 Jewish Ukrainians, hailing from five communities, for a two-week summer experience focused on allowing children and their...
‘Newish Jewish Plays’ series focuses on parenting, Palestinian conflict
The Sarasota Jewish Theatre in Florida announced plans to host upcoming readings for three plays it is considering producing.
“‘Newish Jewish Plays’ reflects my commitment to bringing new plays to Sarasota, reflecting the forward movement...
How to help Jewish children around the world be safer at school
While we all watched in horror the anti-Israel, anti-Jewish protests on campuses across America, communal leaders found themselves befuddled about viable solutions: Do we fight back? Encourage students to run away? Confront the aggressors,...
A Filipino singer’s journey to Judaism in Israel
He had grown up in a swanky northern Tel Aviv home adopted by a secular Israeli family, alongside his Filipino single mother who is a foreign worker.
Fluent in Hebrew, he was a semifinalist in...
The Passover seder and the plague of loneliness
Passover means a lot of things to a lot of people. It is the Jewish Thanksgiving, bringing together extended family for an unrivaled feast and lively discussion. It is a forum for sharing and...
From one coast to the other: It’s Passover ‘to go’
My head is spinning. A Passover seder meal totally planned and nearly completely prepared on the East Coast and then flown to the West?
For Gloria and Bob Spitz, it’s no big deal. Gloria says,...
Blinken announces program to return Nazi-looted art to descendants
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke via video on Tuesday for the 25th anniversary of the Washington Principles on Nazi-confiscated art and best practices event, announcing a new effort by the U.S. State Department to...
Curaçao or bust: A destination bat mitzvah scheduled for Israel goes Caribbean
When the Hamas terrorist attacks occurred in Israel on Oct. 7 and war immediately broke out, the plans of hundreds of b’nai mitzvah students worldwide intent on traveling to Israel to celebrate their major...
Judaism is not a state of mind
Writer Jennifer Cox recently published an article about her decision to raise her family Jewish despite the outpouring of antisemitism since Oct. 7. The piece outlines many of the choices she and her husband have made...