Tag Archives: Shabbat

June First Friday: Jewish Genealogy

What’s Jewish About Jewish Genealogy? Friday, June 3rd at 6:00 pm Presented by Jewish Genealogist Ellen Kowitt Reciting names and documenting family relationships are Jewish traditions found throughout The Torah and have played significant roles in the life cycles of Jews from ancient times to the present. Modern resources and …

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A Passover Nugget

Why do we celebrate the freedom of the exodus of Egypt, if subsequently, in many following generations the Jews were persecuted and enslaved?

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A Shabbat Nugget: Parashat Vayikra

This Shabbos, which is the Shabbos before Purim, there is a special Mitzvah to read the story of how the nation of Amalek attacked the Jewish people after they left Egypt.

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