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The value of voice
As we prepare for the High Holy Days, we often do not consider one aspect of ourselves, our voice. I’m taking about our actual vocal cords; our means of producing sound.
Pasadena temple gets Argentina’s first woman cantor
Cantor Ruth Berman Harris has been earning paychecks for leading services since she was 15, years before a cantorial school even existed in her native Buenos Aires, Argentina.
First Person: Rivky and Gabi were truly special people
Before I entered the Chabad house in Mumbai, I thought, \”What kind of people would leave a comfortable and secure life in a religious community to live in the middle of Mumbai; a dirty, difficult, crowded city?\” As I got to know Rivky and Gabi over the course of this past summer, I understood that G-d creates some truly special people willing to devote their lives to bettering the world.
Lebhar’s Dream
Our Moroccan ancestors, the rabbi explained, were Torah romantics. They were so in love with Shabbat that they didn\’t want it to end
Senior Moments – Proudly Jewish in ‘Sunset’
Within the first moments of the comedy/drama \”Sunset Park,\” I wanted to get to know Sheila Oaks, who plays widowed mother.