The Tiny Torah Travels to Jamaica
Bat Mitzvah of Chloe A. Montego Bay, Jamaica June 9, 2010 The Travelling Torah from which Chloe read (pictured here in Chloe’s arms) was inscribed in south central Europe, possibly in Slovenia or Romania in the years prior to 1880. We know this because after...
Conversion in English & Italian
Jewish Conversion Program Combines Technology and Tradition to Bring B’nei Anusim Back Home “I researched my family name and found out that its origin is Sephardic. This was one more confirmation that a Jewish soul was present in my family, confirming that my...
Soul Searching for Rachela
Rabbi Barbara welcomes guest blogger, Marcia Colagiovanni. Marcia and Rabbi met via the Italian Jewish Cultural Center of Calabria (IjCCC) when Rabbi helped Marcia discover the Jewish roots of her family’s Italian surnames. Marcia describes her remarkable Jewish...
TorahNator
Thanks to the “TorahNator” Seniors Access Shabbat Services “I’m calling it the TorahNator,” said a smiling Dr. Sanford Stone. “The minute I saw it I knew it was something special.” And special it is. For many years I have had the honor and...
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