Jewish Action spoke with Rabbi Nir Koren, rabbi of the main Jewish community in Ecuador, and Rabbi Shoshan Ghoori, OU director of international relations, Latin…
Fall 2018(5779)
The Forgotten Jewish Community of Ecuador
His Torah and teaching are being learned mainly without exposure to the force of his personality, which itself left such an indelible impression; without his…
The shofar, a cry beyond words, a mitzvah which consists of the very breath of man, expresses that which ultimately cannot be expressed by us…
In the essays that follow, we pay tribute to the powerful and enduring influence of our mothers.
[My mother] taught me that there is a flavor, a warmth, to mitzvot. I learned from her the most important thing in life—to feel the…
“A convert is Jewish now and part of the community. Treat them as Jews and love them as anyone else.”
We must raise our sensitivity in reaching out to the converts in our midst with compassion and love and making them feel completely accepted.
"No one tells you that when you become Orthodox, you suddenly have a whole family around you."
She took her baby home with one question for God. “You gave me this child; what is my mission? Let me see the purpose while…
“Have you considered fertility preservation?” she asked. “Because you should do it. Now.”
