Yom HaShoah
There are certain words native to the Jewish tongue ubiquitously. Shabbat. Shalom. Shoah. Last Sunday, I trekked to the Park Juan Carlos...
Be Sepharad
What does it mean to be Jewish? Last Sunday, I stumbled into the Jewish Museum of Sevilla, Spain. The museum was located off of the many...
Pesach in Roma
How did you manage to find a Passover Seder in Rome? my friend asked me after I told her about my special experience. It was simple I...
Germany, Ukraine, and Poland
The last seven days are now a brilliantly colorful montage and collage in my memory. Each color is a moment, insight, enlightenment that...
Hillel the Elder
During one of my first Shabbat experiences in Europe, I found myself at a Friday night dinner at a home in Brussels. I distinctly...
Jewish in Romania
A community's ruach is undetermined by size–whether it be one of 8,000 or 800,000 Jews or whether it be one of 800,000 that became 8,000....
Yisrael - Part II
My people come from all walks of life, all traveling because of one reason: We miss Home, We have been away far too long, We hear the...
Yisrael - Part I
In March of 2011, I wrote the poem 'Yisrael' as I reflected on my first trip to Israel. Next week I will add stanzas to demonstrate the...
London
Diversity defined my Shabbat in London last weekend—diversity in history and heritage, stories and studies. Unlike Paris, Madrid, and...
Portugal
In front of me was one of twenty white brick apartments lining the desolate block that was a thirty minute walk away from the center of...