Toda raba to our dear friend Joel Dzodin for these photographs - each a revelation of the moments making up life in today's Israel toda raba Terry
The horrors of the Holocaust have haunted me my entire life. Each day more than ever before. That is why I have dedicated a large part of my life to…
“Adon Olam” (‘King of the World” – song sung at the end of Shabbat services): sang to the tune of “You’ll be back” from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” - by the amazing…
Centers of worship, community life and history: Europe's Jewish synagogues "In your opinion, what's the most beautiful synagogue in Europe?" Thanks for your responses to our - absolutely impossible -…
There is a great and growing need for rabbis and cantors in Germany. That’s thanks to the flourishing of Judaism in the country. A flourishing of Judaism: 26 reformed/liberal/progressive congregations…
Dear great-grandmother, Last week, our family met per Zoom. Twenty of us – spread all throughout the USA and in Germany. All of us with successful and productive lives. All…
“The Ottolenghi effect: sweeping the world” reports the Good Food blog. The effect: the world is discovering and cooking– guided by Yotam’s seven cookbooks – a tasty old-new cuisine. Old,…
Shalom mispacha! There‘s been a lot of heated – and in my opinion – hysteric - talk about a rising wave of anti-Semitism in Germany. So I think it‘s time that…
Wann immer es um Juden in München geht, taucht Terry Swartzberg in den Medien auf. Sein Markenzeichen: die Kippa, also diese kleine, runde Kopfbedeckung, die Juden tragen. Er will zeigen, dass jüdisch-sein…
As of 9 a.m. on December 1, 2012: 2556 days 125 kippot 100 cities 10 countries. Countlless amusing and warmhearted experiences. Looking forward to the next 7 years! The fun…