The Yahrzeit “Club”

THE YAHRZEIT “CLUB” Yizkor – In Memory Of… I remember growing up being fascinated by the twinkling lights of the “Memorial Plaques” which were all turned on for Yom Kippur. I also remember my Mom lighting the “yahrzeit” candles for more »

Light One Candle

  How does an heirloom begin? First, the story, shared 20 years later. On the March of the Living (see http://www.motl.org ) in 1994, a young girl came up to me at the end of our 2 weeks in Poland more »

Are We “Sentimental Saps?”

I was recently reading Meg Stone’s Blog www.myjewishhome.com and found her blog entitled “Sentimental Saps.” It intrigued me, because I find myself often walking a fine line between keeping something for it’s sentimental value, or just tossing it because I more »

The Fifth Question for Passover

We all know the “Four Questions” of Passover. But did you know there is a “Fifth” question? Here it comes – What do you remember most from your earliest Passover seders? I asked a few members of my family and more »