A Bisl Torah~Freedom in the Familiar?
Rabbi Nicole Guzik
April 24, 2025
Freedom comes when we do not settle back into our familiar habits but instead, choose to forge a brighter path forward.
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Judaism
Sephardic Torah from the Holy Land | My Father’s Moroccan “Almost-Holocaust” Story
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
April 24, 2025
Why would a Moroccan Jew visit the Chamber of the Holocaust in the Old City of Jerusalem?
Jack Rimokh — A Quiet Moroccan Giant
Neil J. Sheff
April 24, 2025
Jack Rimokh’s life was one of complete humility, quiet dignity, and always accented with a warm smile.
The Key to a Strange Post-Passover Custom
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern
April 23, 2025
In what is surely one of our tradition’s most curious practices, some bake what is called “schlissel challah” the first Sabbath after the Festival of Freedom.
The Journey to Sinai: Refining Our Soul as Jews and Americans
Eva Robbins
April 23, 2025
Passover is a historical and spiritual moment in the Jewish calendar. But it is only the beginning, for ultimately, it is about taking us on a journey through the desert towards Shavuot, standing at Mt. Sinai where we become a people.
A Laundry List of Bitterness – A poem for Maror
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April 17, 2025
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A Bisl Torah — So Much Matzah
Rabbi Nicole Guzik
April 17, 2025
Just like matzah, our survival retains simple ingredients to ensure our success.
Sephardic Torah from the Holy Land | A Mimouna Prayer for Peace
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
April 17, 2025
While I taste the butter-filled date and honey-drizzled mofleta, I will pray that this beautiful Land of Israel, and all of its inhabitants from all faiths, be blessed with the sweetness of peace.
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