Monthly Archives: April 2008
Remembrance Day for the Holocaust and Heroism יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן לַשּׁוֹאָה וְלַגְּבוּרָה
My father’s story My father was born and raised in Paris to Jewish-Polish immigrant parents. During World-War II he and his younger brother were sent to hide in a little village in France called Foulletourte. They had to keep their Jewish identity secret to avoid being taken by the Germans to the extermination Camps. The [...]
Leil-Haseder – a changing experience
Is there a “right” Seder? On Saturday night my family gathered around the table to celebrate Pesach. The dining table was extended, the white tablecloth spread on, the Pesach plate was presented, and the wine waited to be poured. We all sat around the table – the three generations of the family and began reading [...]
Thoughts about Passover, liberty, health & friendship
Ruthy’s story One of the most significant aspects of Passover is liberty (חֵרוּת) and freedom (חֹפֶשׁ). The biblical story tells us about the liberation of the people of Israel from their slavery in Egypt. The Haggadah tells us that “in every generation one must feel as though s/he personally had been rescued from Egypt”. The [...]
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