Rabbi Uziel and the Holocaust: New Readings for Tisha b’Av
Many years ago, on Tisha b’Av, a Sephardic rabbi in Israel delivered powerful words on the Holocaust that still resonate today.
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila is the International Director of the Sephardic Educational Center.
Many years ago, on Tisha b’Av, a Sephardic rabbi in Israel delivered powerful words on the Holocaust that still resonate today.
As I sat in the plane on my way to Israel, I reflected on the 43-year relationship I had with my father’s youngest brother.
For North African Jews, it’s a night when we turn over our homes from Passover to Mimouna, a joyous family and community-oriented cultural celebration that’s all about blessings, smiles and sweets.
Kotlianski’s story begins a few days before Passover, on Shabbat HaGadol, the Shabbat immediately preceding Passover.
As a Sephardic Jew who was raised with the classic Sephardic principles of tolerance, respect and religious moderation, I lament the contemporary absence of these values in today’s Sephardic rabbinic leaders, especially in Israel.
I always wanted to explore the Holocaust on a deeper level.
Three years before the advent of Yom Hashoah, another day was designated to recite Kaddish for the victims of the Holocaust.
As a man of letters, Agnon showed deep appreciation for America’s marketplace of ideas and viewpoints.
It was a Rosh Hashanah like no other. It was the Rosh Hashanah when I felt as if I held a “Book of Life” in my hands. On that day, for the very first time, I opened S.Y. Agnon’s beautiful High Holy Days book “Yamim Noraim — Days of Awe.”