When Curt Fissel stomped on the glass after his wedding in the southwestern Polish city of Wroclaw, the congregation erupted into loud applause and a resounding chorus of \”Mazel tov!\”But the joyous response went far beyond heartfelt good wishes to Fissel and his bride, Ellen Friedland, both of Montclair, N.J.
Being a good guest may seem simple. But talk to anyone who has hosted a catered party, and you may find out you haven\’t been quite as good as you thought.
One of our biggest Jewish values is education. And what can be more joyful for a parent than when a child completes a certain stage of education?
Hebrew for forgiveness, Selichot services are a time of preparation for the New Year, generally held after the conclusion of Shabbat prior to Rosh Hashanah.
\”I think the experience of going through [Bar Mitzvah] when it meant something to me personally and spiritually… was so much richer an experience than it might have been doing it as a stupid 13-year-old kid.\” – Ron, almost 30 at the time of his Bar Mitzvah
In a city where most people go to the beach on Saturday mornings, a new center has opened in an effort to connect the local Jewish community with its heritage.
Although I\’ve been attending Passover dinners from the time I was knee-high to a scrupulously set seder table, there\’s something I\’ve never really thought about until recently: how does all this storytelling relate to me?
A 1998 article about Chicago collector Stephen Durschslag\’s haggadah collection set the number of different haggadot on his shelves at 4,500, increasing almost daily.
From the introduction of Davis\’ book \”Whose Bar/Bat Mitzvah is it Anyway?\” \”You know the joke about how the child is supposed to say \’Today I am a man\’?\” Sandra asks. \”Yes.\” I nod tentatively. \”Well, for me it\’s going to be \’Today I am a basket case!\’\” she says, eyes welling with tears.
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