When Ronald Rosenblatt chants the haftarah for congregants at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, the 70-year-old West Los Angeles dentist feels a deep connection with his past. His late father regularly ...
The author saw the Milky Way with ease the night before chanting the Haftarah associated with the new moon and Shabbat. Every Saturday morning, a certain portion of the Torah is read so that the ...
Simmy Cohen hoped his original video would resonate with other Orthodox Jews — but it quickly found a much broader audience. (JTA) — Simmy Cohen has hardly read from the Torah since his bar mitzvah.
Recently, I unexpectedly found myself in an elegant hotel ballroom in Virginia, discussing Yehuda Amichai’s iconic poem “The Diameter of a Bomb” with a deaf and blind poet. As the poet and his ...
(JTA) Simmy Cohen has hardly read from the Torah since his bar mitzvah. When he’s not working at his marketing job from his home in Queens, New York, Cohen spends far more time these days reading ...
It was beautiful, spiritually uplifting and inspirational. Everyone present – family, close friends, community – was moved to tears. The emotions in the room were a magical blend of pride, joy and ...