יום שלישי, ח׳ תמוז תשפ״וTuesday, June 23, 2026
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Judy Waldman is a freelance writer who writes for magazines, newspapers, and websites. She can be reached at jwfreelancewriter1@gmail.com.
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By Judy Waldman
Mr. Golubcow’s writing is not only captivating, but displays a talent for description, whether of personalities or inanimate objects, that draws the reader in to feel like a first-hand witness to the actions and circumstances.
By Judy Waldman
I’m not sure when I started using a kiss to my prayer book as a sign of more than affection, a sign of love – and gratitude.
By Judy Waldman
It was while serving there that he realized there was a large contingent of worshippers coming for services from the Covered Bridge development, a retirement community comprised of elderly Holocaust survivors and an assortment of mostly Jewish, but religiously diverse, “over 55” residents.
By Judy Waldman
Along with Rabbi Shmuel Greenwald, the Director of Education who has been at Aish St. Louis for almost twenty-five years, Rabbi David tries to connect and inspire community members, young to old, primarily focusing on suburban families.
By Judy Waldman
One sign of the vitality of Shomrei Emunah today can be seen in the success of its numerous daily shiurim.
By Judy Waldman
While many of the Zionists moved to Petaluma to learn the trade of chicken ranching as a means to having a productive income in Palestine, in the end, only two ever made the translocation.
By Judy Waldman
A small group of members began to explore possibilities for a permanent site for the growing congregation.
By Judy Waldman
Jews were in Texas as far back as the late 1500s, but there wasn’t an established Jewish settlement until 1820.
By Judy Waldman
Rabbi Fromowitz founded Ahavas Torah Center in 2011 in a strip mall as part of the Las Vegas Kollel and assumed the role of the congregational rabbi.
By Judy Waldman
The shul is not only open to every Jew; it is accessible to every Jew.
By Judy Waldman
Young Israel Beth El is more than a beautiful synagogue with unique and unified davening, it is a congregation with a soul.
By Judy Waldman
Kesser Israel is the stronghold for Torah Judaism, for Yiddishkeit, in the Pacific Northwest, and for Oregon in particular. Located in the progressive city of Portland, it is a laidback congregation that is attracting new young families and individuals. It’s origins date back to the California Gold Rush, which, from 1848-1856, brought approximately 300,000 people […]
By Judy Waldman
It is impressive to see the standing room only crowd on Shabbos.
By Judy Waldman
It was time to not just start a new synagogue, it was time to create an atmosphere that assured that davening with kavanah was an attainable goal.
By Judy Waldman
This time period covered the sons of Baron Hirsch members serving in wars, including the American Civil War, the Spanish American War, World Wars and I & II, and the Korean War.
By Judy Waldman
The Sisterhood arrived at the decision to create the “Young Ladies’ Club of Congregation B’nai Israel," where there would be interesting activities for young women in their late teens and twenties.
By Judy Waldman
Although some Memphis Jews were slaveholders and slave traders, they mostly favored secession primarily due to their Southern acculturation rather than by the defense of slavery.
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