A couple of nights ago I was sitting, as is customary for many, on the floor at my synagogue, as we listened to the reading of Eicha, the book of Lamentations. It was the eve of Tisha B’Av, the fast day yesterday when we commemorated the destruction of our temples and the loss of our sover…
When I was a teenager back in the 1980’s, there was a man who began attending my synagogue with his young family. He was Israeli and he was doing a Doctorate at one of the great universities in Toronto (which I later attended). He was taking a break from professional army service as a seni…
This week, one of Rockland’s best known and much loved Jewish camps, Ramah Day Camp - Nyack, held its Zimriyah, its camp camp wide celebration of song. At this time of the summer, some camps across Jewish denominations are looking to build something very special among their campers.
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As we turn the page on a new fiscal and campaign year at the Federation, we look back on accomplishments and challenges met. It’s been several years since the Jewish Federation of Rockland published an annual report, so we are proud to share our Annual Report covering 2022-2023 with you th…
In the Declaration of Independence, the signatories of that document concluded that they “appeal(ed) to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions.”
There was no statement of fealty to Christian identity or values, though all of them were born into that faith. Why…
