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HANUKKAH AND NEW YEARS EVE TOGETHER !!! NOT AGAIN FOR 8 MORE YEARS With great Mazal and good fortune, a very special coincidence will occur on New Year’s Eve, December 31st, 2016. The 8th night of Hanukkah (Zot Hanukkah) will more »
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Now that we are in the middle of the celebration of Chanukah, my house is filled with the smell of frying latkes. When I think back on my earliest childhood memories, there are certain smells which I remember the most: more »
CREATING A MIRACLE The Real Meaning of Hanukkah What family memories do you have about celebrating Hanukkah? Every year before Hanukkah, my grandkids come over to my studio and ask to make a new Menorah out of clay. Each more »
Planning For The Inevitable After my Father-in-law passed away, my Mother-in-law moved to an assisted living facility. She had lived in her 2 bedroom apartment for 39 years, after moving to Florida. She was not a collector, but my husband more »
“Our most treasured family heirlooms are those tied in with sweet family memories.” When my first grandchild arrived, my whole world changed. It took a year and a half, but soon there was a little girl calling me “Sata,” as more »
BLUE AND WHITE My husband grew up in a non-traditional Jewish home in Philadelphia. He does remember that his Mom lit the Sabbath candles almost every Friday night. What was more startling was that before she lit the candles, she more »
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 »
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 »