Thanksgiving and Sukkot
by Rabbi Barbara | Nov 19, 2018 | Kristallnacht and Kabbalat Shabbat, Sukkot - Feast of the Tabernacles, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving's Jewish Connection Legend has it that the first Thanksgiving was a sort of neighborhood block party when settlers invited local Indians to a festive celebration with tables piled high with all sorts of yummy delights. But that's not how it...
Pittsburgh Massacre Thoughts
by Rabbi Barbara | Nov 5, 2018 | Blog, Holocaust, Jewish Family Life, Rabbi Barbara Aiello
A Pittsburgh-born Rabbi's Thoughts on the Pittsburgh Massacre It started with pennies. At first my dear friend's teenage daughter didn't take it seriously.. After all, the boy who was throwing pennies at her couldn't even get the insult right. "He's calling me a...
The Real Chanukah
by Rabbi Barbara | Nov 29, 2018 | Chanukah, Jewish Holidays
Will the Real Chanukah Please Stand Up! Several years ago Hadassah Magazine ran a story about retired Army Captain, Mike Neulander. He was stationed in the Persian Gulf during the war there and, as a Jew he resisted the Army's suggestion that, to protect him...