Agnon’s Nobel Prize Partner: The Holocaust Poetry of Nelly Sachs
January 27, 2022
Reflections for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila is the International Director of the Sephardic Educational Center.
Spinning Thread vs. Spinning Tales: Agnon’s Spin on Desecrating Shabbat
January 6, 2022
Written in his iconic and almost illegible Hebrew cursive script, the sign read: “Here lives a Jew who observes Shabbat. Do not disturb his Shabbat.”
A Tale of Two Menorahs: Agnon Rekindles the Hanukkah Lights
December 1, 2021
In “A Tale of Two Menorahs,” Agnon tells the story about the strange year when the Hanukkah menorah in the Buczacz synagogue mysteriously disappeared.
A Literary Tribute to Stuart Schoffman
November 10, 2021
Stuart Schoffman’s untimely passing at the age of 74 leaves a big void in the Jewish world.
My Moroccan Sukkot
September 17, 2021
These special Moroccan traditions – which I grew up with and practice to this day – adorn Sukkot with an aesthetic beauty and mystical spirituality all its own.
Sephardic Rabbis Stand in Solidarity with Israel
May 11, 2021
Today and every day, we are proud to stand with Israel.
Interview with an Orthodox Trailblazer: Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis
April 30, 2021
In between the celebrations and press interviews surrounding the exciting news of her appointment, Shira took the time to answer my questions.
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