Shushan Purim
Leora and David Nissan in Purim costumes, Tehran 1964 (Persia)
Leora and David Nissan in Purim costumes, Tehran 1964 (Persia)
Happy #Purim and Shabbat Shalom from New York
Oy! This past year has really aged the children Happy #Purim from Dallas! Source: Elizabeth Savetsky
#TuBishvat Did you know that Israel is 60% desert. But it has over 200 million trees. Israel is one of the only nations in the world that entered the 21st century with more trees than it had 100 years ago.Photo: Yuval Oz
Holocaust survivor Samuel Beller was born in 1927 in the Polish town of Oświęcim, also known as the location of the Auschwitz concentration camp. He was in several slave labor camps, ghettos, and sent on a death march before being liberated by American troops. Samuel was the only member of […]
“Happy #Hanukkah from the New York Transit Museum! In this clever holiday card, created by local Brooklynite Cheryl Berkowitz, the heart of Downtown Brooklyn is transformed into the menorah.” Source: New York Transit Museum
Happy 6th Night of Chanukah from Hebron Source: @shalomberphotography
An unspeakable emotion lighting Chanukah candles with beloved Holocaust survivor Andor Stern. When I came across his arm that lit the candles was the same tattooed by Hitler, I realized that this is our revenge, we didn’t fight with tanks and guns, but rather, spreading light, love and kindness to […]
Happy Chanukah from Dubai
Happy Chanukah from Toronto Source: Yescoffeenodecaf
Chanukah 1932″It was on a Friday afternoon right before Shabbat that this photo was taken. My grandmother realized that this was a historic photo, and she wrote on the back of the photo that ‘their flag wishes to see the death of Judah, but Judah will always survive, and our […]
#mood chanukah sandcastles on the beach Source: Joseph Waks
#Sukkot in NYCSPOTTED: Lulav on the Brooklyn Bridge #ILulavNY Source: Bentzi Sasson
Succot is the festival of insecurity. It is the candid acknowledgment that there is no life without risk, yet we can face the future without fear when we know we are not alone. God is with us, in the rain that brings blessings to the earth, in the love that […]
Holocaust survivor Miriam Goldfarb z’l celebrating Sukkot last fall. Miriam was born in 1926 in Rostov-on-Don, a port city in southern Russia. She lived through the atrocities of the Holocaust and the oppression of communism, but she never lost faith in the Jewish community of Rostov. Miriam participated in every […]
Sukkah view of Jerusalem’s Old City #ShabbatShalom #ChagSameach Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer
When the shofar is sounded at the end of Yom Kippur, the congregation responds aloud and in unison: “Next year in Jerusalem!”Wishing each of you an easy fast and meaningful Yom Kippur. Next year, may we be together again, next to each other, safely side by side without the need […]
After the birth of our triplets I went through complex medical trauma and almost died. I worked tirelessly and painfully to reach beyond the moments where I felt stuck, the moments I experienced triggers, moments I would want to suppress so I could just feel ‘normal’. A powerful tool in […]
TASHLICH: In the upcoming days Jews worldwide will be performing a ritual developed around the 13th century known as Tashlich “casting off”, a process of repenting and returning to G‑d.Jews traditionally proceed to a (any) body of running water, preferably one containing fish, and we symbolically throw (cast off) our […]
Praying for a year filled with blessings and good things for us all. Wishing everyone a very happy, healthy and sweet new year! #shanatova Ksiva vchasima tova – shana tova umetuka
Make this hamantaschen recipe with your kids. It’s that fun and easy. Chocolate and peanut butter is a classic combination that is perfect for hamantaschen. Click here for the complete recipe and video! Click here for more great recipe’s by Jamie Geller!
Source: Dry Bones
Every year on January 18th, Holocaust survivor David “Dugo” Leitner invites everyone to eat falafel with him and hold up a sign that says “Am Yisrael Chai.” Why does he do this? It’s his private revenge. Born in Nyieregyhaza, Hungary in 1930, Dugo was just 14 when the Nazis invaded […]
“My father was a Holocaust survivor. He was the only one of his family to survive. Growing up, for as long as I can remember, he told me about the Menorah his family had before the war. It was silver, with palm trees and lions. He lost that Menorah of […]
Wow. Last week, on his 100th Birthday, this modern day hero – Yeffim Isakovich, who bravely fought the Nazis, lit the menorah for the very first time #MazalTov! Source: Jewish Community of Rostov
Perfect Shot: Kennedy Space Center, Falcon 9 space X launch right up the middle of this menorah ???? #OneYearAgoToday Source: Captured by Chavi — in Cape Canaveral, Florida