Shavu’ot, names, and friends   ש�ָבוּעוֹת, ש�ֵמוֹת וַחֲבֵרוֹת
During the Holiday of Shavu’ot, we read in the Synagogue the Book (or Scroll) of Ruth. 
The story tells about the Jewish family of Elimelekh who moved to Moab (מוֹ×�ָב) due to the drought in the land of Judea. The sons of the family married Moabite women. After some […]

Next week, we celebrate Jerusalem Day  to commemorate the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967.
Jerusalem – the golden city, the holy city, the beating heart of so many people, of so many beliefs and religions. Whenever I go up to Jerusalem (we don’t say that we simply go or travel to Jerusalem, we always “go upâ€� […]

The Israeli poet Nathan Alterman wrote a famous poem that describes the fallen soldiers of the Independence War as the silver platter on top of which the Jewish State was given to the nation.
To reflect this notion, the Israeli Memorial Day and the Independence celebration are attached.
The Israeli Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism […]

Is there a “right� Seder?
On Saturday night my family gathered around the table to celebrate Pesach. The dining table was extended, the white tablecloth spread on, the Pesach plate was presented, and the wine waited to be poured. We all sat around the table – the three generations of the family and began […]

Ruthy’s story 

One of the most significant aspects of Passover is liberty (חֵרוּת)and freedom (חֹפֶש�) . The biblical story tells us about the liberation of the people of Israel from their slavery in Egypt. The Haggadah tells us that “in every generation one must feel as though s/he personally had been rescued from Egypt�.
The personalization of […]