Safta’s Story by Tali: My Safta was a very special grandmother. She was elegant, gracious, friendly, kind, generous and a real lady. She was also a survivor. She used…
The Magnificent 7 by Esther: I have always enjoyed the more mystical side of Judaism and Torah study, and especially the magic of gematria, the system by which all…
Time by Debra: Time We have just finished counting the omer leading up to Shavuot – which is connected with time. Something that it is constantly mentioned – in…
Humiliation by Deanna: I give this D’var Torah in loving memory of my dear father, Ellis (zl), who passed away on 12 June 1997 (the second day of Shavuot,…
Jews of Greece by Helen: When you think of Greece, what images come to mind? Islands and legends? Hot sun and sea? Migrants being rescued by lifeguards from Lesbos?…
Jewish Blind and Disabled by Hazel: Good afternoon Thank you so much for inviting me here today and giving me the opportunity to tell you, in the next 5…
The Ingathering of the Exiles by Rachel: When Naftali Herz Imber wrote the beautiful poem “Hatikva” in 1878, he expressed the two thousand year old hope of the Jewish…
Can a Smile Affect You by Sara: I decided to talk about something that’s not normally talked about. but first I wanted to get the most information I could get…