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One of our duties on the Sabbath is to spend time sitting on the roof of the Abu Shamsiya family’s home in H2. The flat roof of the family’s home backs onto Shuhada Street, and has a small Israeli army watchtower on it which does not appear to be used at present. From the roof...
Passover begins at sundown onSaturday, March 27. What does this annual holiday celebrate? Learn about Passover's meaning and find traditional recipes, including charoset and beef brisket. What time does Passover dinner start? The first Passover seder occurs on theevening of March 27, and the...
I love that, for the most part, we are all one big family here. Sure, we disagree about everything, but when someone is in need, there is always a stranger or five who step in to help. Great examples of this happened just this week. For the first… on Sunday morning there was a...
It is traditional to have two loaves of challah (braided egg bread) at the Shabbat meal on Friday night. These loaves are amore... Standing in the Gap “And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said ...
16 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Heaven forbid!” 17 But he looked at them and said, “What then does this text mean: ‘The stone that the builders rejected ...
Then she turned to me and said ‘Mommy, how much does sleep away camp cost?’ To which I responded, Marley, you have no idea how thankful you should be for the summer you are about to endure. Tomorrow morning, my baby gets on the bus for seven weeks away. Over the last few ...