Sally Singer, Anne Novak, Sol Fink, and Ruth Zimmer, all of whom live in Winnipeg, Canada, are likely the oldest living set of Holocaust survivor siblings anywhere in the world.
In his own sermons, Hanish uses storytelling techniques he learned in film school and show business to reach his congregants.
For Goodman, Judaism is just as open-minded as he is, and there is something in it for everyone, no matter what their personal beliefs about the religion.
Making a key-shaped challah or a challah with a key baked into it for the Shabbat following Passover is a Hasidic tradition, dating back to the 18th century.
During her time behind bars, Badger, who is Jewish, learned Torah with volunteers, including Rabbi Miriam Hamrell of Ahavat Torah Congregation. Together, with other Jewish inmates, they would celebrate Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh and Jewish holidays, hear about Talmudic teachings and take classes on ethics and justice.
When a synagogue with one of the oldest histories in the Los Angeles area celebrated its 100th birthday this month, the emphasis was on youth.
Forty Adat Shalom synagogue members fanned out to the homes of 200 of the neediest survivors of the Shoah bearing kosher for Passover food.
In the early 1970s, there was no synagogue that members of the LGBTQ community could call home.
Connecting with people, no matter where they came from, is what Cameron enjoys the most about her job.
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