Education: Hebrew University, MA in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies; New York University, BA in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Shira Rubin is a journalist for The Washington Post based in ...
Coming from a Jewish family in a “Jewish town,” she figured she would drop by Porto’s Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue. The quick visit convinced her to give up on synagogue attendance.
Wait, who’s Shira? Did my mother, Shirley Elizabeth, have a Hebrew name? She never mentioned one and was very taciturn on Jewish matters, not that I knew enough to ask before she died in 1984.
Rabbi Stutman, who cohosts the Chutzpod podcast, debuts with a friendly guide to how Jewish values can assist one in leading a more meaningful life. Contextualizing well-known and arcane ...
In case of abuse, Report this post. There is an ancient debate about the relationship between the Patriarchs and normative Torah observance. For millennia we have imagined those Zadikim as Bubby ...
I am turning to you with a broken heart and asking for your help. Full Story Hello, I am the mother of Shira, a small and sweet girl who is going through a very difficult time. Our situation is very ...
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