The Value of Listening to Our Grandparents’ Stories
Judaism teaches us to value those who have spent more time on earth. We learn about the concept of honoring our parents at a young age, which many interpret as respecting elders.
Judaism teaches us to value those who have spent more time on earth. We learn about the concept of honoring our parents at a young age, which many interpret as respecting elders.
There are some questions about growing up as the son of Holocaust survivors I had never asked my parents, so a week before Mother’s Day, I phoned my 96-year-old mother, Adela, and asked her to share some memories and thoughts about motherhood.
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Even though none of my DNA seems to speak Italian, there is a distinct 2,000-year-old connection between my mom’s ancestral line and that boot-shaped country on the Mediterranean.
This year’s Oscars featured some great Jewish moments, but the most Jewish thing was front and center all night: an emphasis on the importance of representation.
As Reform Jews, our task is to challenge America's conscience. Here, yet again, we offer words, prayers, and concrete ways to take action to prevent gun violence.
As a Jewish preschool director just an hour north of Parkland, FL, my office has been a buzz of activity after 17 people were murdered at a local high school.
We met with the legislative directors who we could sense knew – and they knew that the teens knew – that our teens would be voting in just a few years time.
Getting a jump on Oscar festivities, here are five of the best Jewish-themed ones to watch this awards season, from contenders to short gems.
The black and white film 1945, in Hungarian with English subtitles, is charged with historical allegory and symbolic dread. It teaches: Acknowledge the sins of the past, as your soul may depend on it.