by Jessica F. Epstein | May 15, 2020
Chazak, Chazak, V’nitchazeik by Cantor Jessica Epstein May 15, 2020 This week, we come to another milestone in our Jewish year — we conclude the Book of Leviticus, the third book of the Torah. One more book has been studied, read and brought to life. Through the lips...
by Jessica F. Epstein | Mar 4, 2020
By Cantor Jessica Epstein, March 4, 2020 1-Give them space. Your child will naturally be nervous or anxious. Make sure to give them Friday off from school whether you are doing pictures or not. Let them sleep in, have a relaxing morning. Try not to have a hectic...
by Jessica F. Epstein | Aug 5, 2019
Postcards from Jerusalem , Part 5, Hebron Part 3: Rock the Casbah By Cantor Jessica F. Epstein The smell hit me first. The Casbah had a terrible, rotten smell. It was dark. The passageway was unpleasant and dirty when you entered this part of the Old City of Hebron....
by Jessica F. Epstein | Aug 1, 2019
Postcards from Jerusalem: Hebron Part 4−Hebron Part 2: Kiryat Arba and Ibrihimi Mosque by Cantor Jessica F. Epstein The bus turned right, and I was suddenly in a timeless landscape. The rolling hills of Judea are terraced by worn grey stones and filled with olive...
by Jessica F. Epstein | Jul 25, 2019
Postcards from Jerusalem: Part 3—Hebron Part 1: All Aboard by Cantor Jessica F. Epstein The sign on the wall at the hostel read, “Abraham, the first backpacker.” I could tell this wasn’t going to be your average trip. It was early in the morning in Jerusalem when I...
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