A Gift Passed Along
When I took this photo, I wasn’t covering an event; I was part of the crowd davening
A Gift Passed Along
Mr. Reifman was an “alter Europa’esha Yid,” who had learned to lein in his hometown shtetl in Europe
A Gift Passed Along
A tangible link between lofty generations engaged in the same enduring dance between Heaven and earth
A Gift Passed Along
He was my principal; he was also my ally and my cheerleader and one of the only people who took an odd little girl, dreamy but fierce, and tended to her
A Gift Passed Along
If you took a moment and stepped inside, you were quickly overcome by the smell of dust, of pages, of history, of life itself
A Gift Passed Along
They know it’s the prelude to a busy 24 hours that begins with water
A Gift Passed Along
I found out that fiction can transport, uplift, and connect you to something bigger then yourself
A Gift Passed Along
I printed that email in full and laminated it, and it hangs on my fridge to this day
Jr. Feature
Destination: the USSR – the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, also known as “Russia”
EndNote
Five top international badchanim, who share their experiences and perspectives from the very heart of the Jewish wedding
Fundamentals
The back stage has been revealed as the only stage. And the audience? Only G-d
Point of View
"In every generation there is a Yetzias Mitzrayim matched to that generation’s particular situation"
Out of Step
Ma makes sense, she really does, but I just feel so heavy and gross, and I miss ballet so much, I completely lose myself
Guestlines
We need to make conscious decisions, and take realistically small, but very consistent, steps
