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 »
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 »
Its time to CELEBRATE – Its time for my Jewish Heirlooms Blog GIVEAWAY!! Passover is over and now it is time to get ready for the next holiday of Shavuot. It’s been fun and ever-interesting to create ceramic Judaica to more »
THE SABBATH TABLE First, thanks to all of those who wrote to me and shared their own stories of Jewish heirlooms. Remember, you don’t have to write to me personally: you can share your comments right on the Blog page more »
REMEMBERING THE HOLOCAUST A Story For The Entire Family In 1991, my husband was in Cracow, Poland. He was one of the founders of “The March of the Living.” He had some free moments so he went to visit his more »
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 »
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 »
THE JEWISH WEDDING BOX We all know that the wedding ring is the material symbol of a legal Jewish wedding. It is a critical part of the wedding vow. We may never fully understand the level of abject poverty under more »
“At first blush, most of us are probably inclined to liken religious ritual to an heirloom, something handed down to us from our parents and grandparents. We’re enjoined, sometimes explicitly and sometimes more tacitly, to take care of rituals, to ensure more »
What do I remember most from my grandmother’s house? Simple answer: smells and things. The smells were from rendering chicken fat and potato knishes, matzoh balls and apple strudel (with dough so thin you could see through it.) The material more »
