by Michael Freund | Feb 19, 2004 | Beginner
Though he is only 23 years old, Shi Lei of Kaifeng, China, is laboring hard to reclaim centuries of Jewish tradition and heritage, much of which has all but faded away in his native land. A descendant of a once prosperous and thriving Jewish community located on the...
by Rabbi Avi Shafran | Feb 19, 2004 | Beginner
DESTINED TO SURVIVE Israel I. Cohen ArtScroll Publishers http://www.ArtScroll.com 1-800-MESORAH At the very start, in the interest of full disclosure: Mr. Israel I. Cohen is my father-in-law. He is also the author of a new book, Destined to Survive, an account of his...
by Aron U. Raskas | Feb 19, 2004 | Beginner
From time to time – all too infrequently it seems – a great personality rises in our midst and impacts a generation. The kind of person with the capacity to enrich our lives, touch our souls and forever lift our spirits. The past thirteen years brought...
by Yosef Ben Shlomo Hakohen | Feb 19, 2004 | Beginner
About twenty years ago, there was a cold New York winter when I was experiencing low energy. I felt the need for a physical, emotional and spiritual uplift, and I thought that perhaps I should at least start taking some vitamins. One night, I went to the Lincoln...
by Sarah Cohen | Feb 19, 2004 | Beginner
I recently met a man who has been described as “the Israeli version of Woody Allen, Robert Redford, Johnny Carson, and Lenny Bruce all rolled into one.” We, the non-famous, are funny about the famous. We gaze at their fabled faces, raptly follow their...
