First Morning at the March of Life House, New Opportunities for Serving Holocaust Survivors! The morning sun introduces Eucalyptus trees, and the aroma blends sweetly with Rosemary, Basil, and an array of flowers! Breakfast happens outdoors on a breezy porch with great company… other guests of the March of Life House! Sieglinde and Ilsa, are members of […]
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“Shanah Tovah!” and “Happy New Year!” were heard at The March of Life House on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. Festivities continued with a group of 16 Russian Holocaust survivors enjoying one another and the volunteers who love them. Lesly, Petra, the March of Life guests, and volunteers from the Israeli government joined together to serve the guests. After
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We made it to the Synagogue! For our day of fasting, we decided to go to the water and rest in the peace of the WORD. While searching for a good place to look out over the beautiful sea, we found ruins with a tile mosaic floor on top of
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Lesley and Petra were hoping to become acquainted with their neighbors…their first sukkah made the connection for them! The morning was full of anticipation! Petra and Lesley were ready to make the sukkah happen. Rozalie and Lesley gathered special greenery from the yard, and fruit, then added some of the decorations from the store. Lesley already
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Each street in the section has its own theme for decor above. Such fun! Early in the morning, we walked ten minutes to the location of the Sukkot Celebration, with Barry and Batya Segal, Alyosha and Jody Rabynov, and a special morning speaker and dear friend of The Crossover Project, Dr. Victoria Sarvadi. After she
This whole month G-d has been putting on my mind the different aspects of His love and how Elul is the time for us to reflect on it. Elul is the third period of time which Moses spend with G-d on Mount Sinai,“during which time He obtained G-d’s whole-hearted forgiveness and reconciliation with the people
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Excerpts on the Rosh HaShanah Musaf Amidah, taken from Michael Strassfeld’s “The Jewish Holidays – A Guide and Commentary” “Malkhuyot: There are many places where habits or people rather than G-d are king. There are certain people in whose presence I cannot be myself. They have the power to flatten out my heart. This is
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Excerpts on Aseret Yemei Teshuvah, taken from Michael Strassfeld’s “The Jewish Holidays – A Guide and Commentary”, as well as Chabad.org’s Guide to the Month of Elul “The Days between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are seen as part of the High Holiday process called aseret yemei teshuva – the Ten Days of Repentance. This is the period
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By Enedina Guerrero With December finally here, preparations for Christmas have gone into full swing—hanging lights, buying gifts, participating in local activities, and planning festive meals for office or community gatherings. Yet, in the midst of all the Christmas festivities, many tend not to notice a very significant holiday that we, as Christians, should explore,
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