Our preoccupation as individuals, as an organization and as a community should be identifying what we can do better to ensure that our own connection to Judaism is compelling and enduring, that we will successfully transmit it to our children and students, and that we are able to effectively introduce and welcome others to Torah and to the Orthodox community.
At eleven years old, I made my first Pesach. . . .
In this period before Chanukah, which celebrates the lives of the Maccabees, Guardians of the Flame is a fitting preparation for the observance of the eight days that constitute, in actuality, a minor holiday on the Jewish calendar.
We reviewed two inspirational kids books: “The Heroes of October 7th: Heroic Stories for children,” by Hadassa Ben Ari, and “Ping-Pong Shabbat: The true story of champion Estee Ackerman,” by Ann Diament Koffsky.