by Webmaster | Apr 19, 2022 | Holidays, Identity
When the pandemic hit, my mom was struggling. Like so many elders, she was isolated at home, lonely and worried. My mom will celebrate her 85th birthday this coming July. She lives in Israel in a moshav (village), and while she needs some help around the house, she is...
by Webmaster | Apr 19, 2022 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
When my husband and I decided not to have a third child, I shared an important Mimouna Kinberg family teaching with him. Mimouna (pronounced mee-moon-ah) is the Moroccan Jewish daylong festival celebrating the end of Passover and the possibilities ahead of us in our...
by Webmaster | Apr 13, 2022 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Passover can be a lonely time for those who are not able to spend it with their loved ones. In an effort to support every member of our community Be’chol Lashon will put on an abbreviated virtual Seder hosted by Shekhiynah Larks. Join us as we sing songs, share...
by Webmaster | Apr 7, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Identity, Recipes
Some Jewish books belong on every shelf, and Too Good To Passover by Jennifer Abadi is one. This impressive work brings together recipes, traditions, and personal stories capturing a wide range of Jewish practices and history from around the Sephardic and Judeo-Arabic...
by Webmaster | Apr 7, 2022 | Holidays, Identity
If your family is like mine, then the seder begins to fall apart after the meal. This year I am struck by a parallel between the emotional flow of a Passover seder and the emotional flow of our collective experience of the pandemic. Metaphorically, if we think of our...
by Webmaster | Apr 7, 2022 | Holidays, Identity
Yosef Zavadia was only nine years old when his mother sent him across the Red Sea to Israel. The Kessim, the Ethiopian religious leaders, like Yosef’s father saw an uncertain future for their community given the oppression they faced. It was the 1950s. Sending a few...
