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Sukkot: Some Customs and a Story by Abraham Reisin
15 Tishri 5782 (20/09/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – The Festival of Sukkot begins on the 15th of Tishrei, the fifth day after Yom Kippur, and lasts for seven days. It is quite a drastic transition, from one of the most … Leer más
Yom Kippur in Hell: A Story by I. L. Peretz
9 Tishri 5782 (14/09/2021) | adminENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Isaac Leib Peretz is considered to be one of the three great classical Yiddish writers, along with Mendele Mokher Seforim and Sholem Aleichem. He was born in the shtetl of Zamoshtch, Poland, … Leer más
Yuval Ron and Mindfulness Music for Kids
29 Elul 5781 (06/09/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What do Yuval Ron’s music and stories have in common?
Yuval Ron is an internationally renowned World Music artist, composer, educator, peace activist, writer, lecturer and record producer. Graduating … Leer más
Shanah Tovah! A Rosh Hashonah recipe for a sweet New Year
23 Elul 5781 (31/08/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What does the word “teiglach” mean?
This week we’re celebrating Rosh Hashonah, the Jewish New Year, so we’re offering you a special holiday program. As you know, most … Leer más
CHUTZ-POW! Superheroes of the Holocaust
10 Elul 5781 (17/08/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What three themes are found in every volume of the CHUTZ-POW! series?
CHUTZ-POW! SUPERHEROES OF THE HOLOCAUST is an acclaimed and ongoing comic-book series created and published … Leer más
DOROT: Bringing Generations Together
3 Elul 5781 (10/08/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How old are DOROT’s volunteers, and what is the average age of their clients?
DOROT is the Hebrew word for “generations.» The organization is dedicated to learning and … Leer más
KlezKanada, with Sebastian Schulman
26 Av 5781 (03/08/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – KlezKanada’s signature activity is a weeklong festival in Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains with classes and workshops with dozens of the world’s top musicians in Jewish folk music during the day and … Leer más
Patricia Martínez de Vicente: La Clave Embassy
19 Av 5781 (27/07/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What was Eduardo Martínez Alonso’s profession and how was he able to use it to save thousands of people from the nazis during World War II?
(This … Leer más
Centro Sefarad-Israel on its 15th Anniversary, with Director Miguel de Lucas
12 Av 5781 (20/07/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many Spanish teachers has Centro Sefarad-Israel sent to Yad Vashem in Israel, and what did they do there?
Centro Sefarad-Israel is an institution created in … Leer más
ELI Talks and My Jewish Learning, with Sharon Weiss-Greenberg
5 Av 5781 (13/07/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many recordings has ELI Talks done so far?
ELI Talks began in 2012 at the North American Jewish Day School Conference as a production of The … Leer más
The Orange County Jewish Community Scholar Program, with Arie Katz
26 Tammuz 5781 (06/07/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many online programs does CSP usually have every week?
The Orange County Jewish Community Scholar Program (OCCSP) was founded in 2001 as a community-wide … Leer más
Daniel Höltgen: Council of Europe’s First Special Representative on Religious Intolerance
20 Tammuz 5781 (29/06/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What has the French Jewish Students’ Union done to combat antisemitism online?
The Council of Europe was founded in 1949 by the Treaty of London, largely in response to the horrors … Leer más
Secular Synagogue, with Rabbi Denise Handlarski
13 Tammuz 5781 (22/06/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How is Secular Synagogue different from other Jewish programs and sites?
Denise Handlarski is the founder and rabbi of Secular Synagogue, an online community for Jews … Leer más
The Baltimore Zionist District, with Caren Leven
6 Tammuz 5781 (15/06/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many people attended the BZD’s first virtual event last year, and how many are attending now?
The Baltimore Zionist District (BZD) uses its direct Israeli connection … Leer más
Reconstructionist Judaism: The Fourth Stream, with Rabbi Mira Wasserman
29 Sivan 5781 (08/06/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the most controversial position of Reconstructionist Judaism nowadays?
Reconstructionist Judaism is a politically and religiously progressive Jewish movement that is the smallest and youngest of the so-called … Leer más
On Burning Ground: An Amazing Story of Survival, with Michael Skakun
22 Sivan 5781 (01/06/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: When Joseph Skakun was working as a slave laborer for the Nazis, how did he hide his Yiddish accent from his Russian and Polish companions?
Michael Skakun, … Leer más
ANU: The NEW Museum of the Jewish People
15 Sivan 5781 (25/05/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ –This week’s trivia question: How can you and your community become a part of the new Museum of the Jewish People?
Beit Hatfutsot was originally known as the Museum of the … Leer más
Yiddish Farm Revisited
7 Sivan 5781 (18/05/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many people have participated in Yiddish Farm’s classes? And in their farm tours?
Yiddish Farm is located in Goshen, New York, about 60 miles, or 100 kilometers, … Leer más
Shavuot–History, Customs and a Story: «Greens for Shavuos» by Sholem Aleichem
1 Sivan 5781 (11/05/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why do some people decorate their homes with greens and fresh flowers on Shavuot?
Shavuot (pronounced Shavuos by Ashkenazi Jews) is not as well-known as other holidays … Leer más
A Hollywood Mother (A Story for Mother’s Day) by Chaver Paver
23 Iyyar 5781 (04/05/2021) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Many countries observe Mother’s Day in May, so this week we are celebrating with a special story, by a writer whom you may not know.
Chaver Paver is the pen name of the … Leer más