This past Sunday, on the second day of yom tov, my uncle, Moshe ben Efrayim Zalman ve’Bracha, passed away in his 94th year. He was born in Krakow, fled as a child from the Nazis to Soviet occupied Poland, then again eastward when the Nazis attacked again in 1941. He spent the next four years…
I’ve engaged in genealogical research for over 30 years. My lineage, as is the case with many who are descended from well known rabbinic families (Horowitz, Margulies, Treves, Loew etc) allows me to trace my ancestors’ movement over time, going backwards from Poland through Austria, Bohemia,…
At their annual gala on Sunday, October 11th, Rockland Jewish Family Service (RJFS) will be honoring the memories of two pillars of the Rockland Jewish Community, Judge Alfred Weiner z’l and Doris Renée Weiner z”l.
Al and Renée were very active in so many aspects of Jewish life in Rockland…
Hello Friends,
I know that for many Jewish families, this is a wonderful—and sometimes hectic—time of year, with the major holidays happening so close together. We’ve just celebrated Rosh Hashanah, and I wish you all a happy, healthy, prosperous year.
We are now in the Ten Days of Repentan…
Today, we observe the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Today is also Erev Rosh Hashanah, the eve of our New Year 5787. We typically see the period of time from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur as a time of reflection, repentance, and aspiration for a happy year to come. Though this time is sometime…
