Secular Holidays

slow salute of LTC Kim to CPL Sam Cordova

A Memorial Day Vow: We Will Never Leave Them Behind

Rabbi David Ellenson, Shalom Lamm

 

“When the telegram arrived, we all knew what that meant.  But my parents  didn’t speak English, so I went inside and read it to them. You can imagine, it was a very tough day.” That’s 99-year-old Harry Cordova’s recollection of an event that happened 79

mothers day

Being a Mom in an All-Woman Family

Aron Hirt-Manheimer
June and her partner, Betsy, adopted two girls from Guatemala and raised them together until Betsy died of cancer four years ago. June talked with me about the great joy she felt in fulfilling her dream of becoming a mom and the challenges she and her teenage daughters faced after suffering such a tremendous loss.
Adult hands cupping a childs hands holding a red plastic heart atop a blue wooden table

13 Jewish Stories about Moms for Mother’s Day

Kate Bigam Kaput
This Mother’s Day, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite stories about moms to share with you. We hope you’ll read them, enjoy them, relate to them, comment on them, and maybe share stories of your own mothers. Happy Mother’s Day!

A Prayer for Shabbat Tzedek

Dr. Koach Baruch Frazier
Rabbi Neil P.G. Hirsch
A prayer for Shabbat Tzedek – a Shabbat of Justice – in connection with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend.