(3 – 4 Minute Read) Leviticus 12:1 – 15:33 The Torah parasha, or portion, of Tazria-Metzora primarily discusses the malady, quarantine, and remedy of tzaraat. Tzaraat is commonly translated as “leprosy” in English. However, this is a misnomer, as tzaraat…
Watch or share the mini-documentary by clicking on the image above, or read the article below. Inspired by Mrs. Lea Kedar, the first Jewish woman (as a non-military civilian) to pray at the Kotel (Western Wall) in June of 1967.…
(5-6 Minute Read) Like millions of other Jews around the world, Barry Moscovitz had no choice but to start davening, or praying, at home as synagogues and Jewish worship centers temporarily closed their doors for the COVID-19 pandemic. So Barry,…
(7-8 Minute Read) I had grown up as a relatively simple American girl. Or, at least, my life seemed simple on the surface. I was born into a Roman Catholic family in New Jersey, and my father of French and…
(7-8 Minute Read) As we approach the final days of the Passover holiday, we also near the one year anniversary of one of the most shocking and appalling acts of hatred inflicted upon the American Jewish world in modern history: …
