Kaporos—A Story for Yom Kippur by Sholem Aleichem
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – The word “Kaporos” is a Hebrew word which refers to an old religious custom […]
Linda Jiménez
Recipes of the Crypto-Jews, with Genie Milgrom
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are some originally Jewish practices related to food preparation
Limud in Mallorca: Bringing Jews Together
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where does kosher food in Mallorca come from? The word
Mallorca’s Thriving Jewish Community, with Dani Rotstein
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many surnames identify people as being Chuetas, descendents of
Stand Up for Justice with the Workers Circle
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How are college students recruited for the Workers Circle’s Peer
Rabbi Haim Ovadia II: Empowering Sephardic Women
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is Morot Tzedek? Rabbi Haim Ovadia is an educator
Rabbi Haim Ovadia I: Celebrating Sephardic Heritage
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why were Sephardic Jews originally better able to co-exist with
OUDC: Building an Intercultural Community, with Yolanda Savage-Narva
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How are students chosen to participate in OUDC’s Justice Fellowship
Ketubbot Registers of Livorno: A Key to Jewish History, with Alain Nedjar
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How did the dowries of Ashkenazi Jews compare with those
Arevot and Sephardic-Mizrahi Feminism, with Dr. Angy Cohen
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is “traditionist feminism” as defined by the Beit Midrash
Hasidism: Its History, Beliefs and Practices, with Dr. Levi Cooper
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How did urbanization and moving to Israel and America affect
Musealia’s Auschwitz Exhibition Receives Prestigious European Awards
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How is the version of the exhibit at the Museum
Moroccan Jews: Memory and Identity, with Dr. Angy Cohen
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did Sephardic women in Argentina start going to Conservative
Artists in the Nazi Camps, with Javier Molins
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What materials did the artists in the Nazi camps use,
The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, with Dr. Levi Cooper
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: To which countries outside of Israel has Pardes taken student
Women in Medieval Hebrew Literature, with Rachel Peled
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many Hebrew poems do scholars think might have been
How Jews in Cuba are Coping: An Update, with Linda Hirsch
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Through which country do many Cuban Jews have to go
A Story for Mother’s Day, by Bessie Hallowitz
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Many countries celebrate Mother’s Day in May, so this week we decided to read
Antithesis: The Zionist Rapper
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the name of the award-winning Jewish-themed radio program
A Tribute to Solly Levy
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Solly Levy has left us, after suffering from a long illness. Solly was a