Wow. So beautifully written. Make me want to cry right now, well before Rosh HaShanah.
Ori Bergman
3 years ago
What an article. Thank you. As I prepare (here in Buffalo) for a RH Drasha focusing on the power of tears, I will use this article for inspiration.
Susan H. Sachs
3 years ago
A beautiful description of the shul of your childhood, including the sounds of the sobbing people, especially the women! I have a similar memory of the old shul in McKeesport, Pa, in the old part of town. Since this was largely a “Hungarian” shul, and my childhood coincided with the late 40s, in later years I thought those sobs might have been related to the stories that the people were just hearing, the letters they were receiving, from survivors of their former towns and villages, their home communities, that were so recently wiped out. Yes, it was the power of… Read more »
Wow. So beautifully written. Make me want to cry right now, well before Rosh HaShanah.
What an article. Thank you. As I prepare (here in Buffalo) for a RH Drasha focusing on the power of tears, I will use this article for inspiration.
A beautiful description of the shul of your childhood, including the sounds of the sobbing people, especially the women! I have a similar memory of the old shul in McKeesport, Pa, in the old part of town. Since this was largely a “Hungarian” shul, and my childhood coincided with the late 40s, in later years I thought those sobs might have been related to the stories that the people were just hearing, the letters they were receiving, from survivors of their former towns and villages, their home communities, that were so recently wiped out. Yes, it was the power of… Read more »