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Growing up is a mixture of feelings for most young people and I was no exception to the rule. During his lifetime, my father and I did not always see things eye to eye and the lessons he tried to teach were tough—old school is what they called it...
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What is the most precious commodity? I think the answer is time. I wish I had all the time in the world to spend with my dearest loving mom, Marcelle Sabin A”H.
She would ask, “when are you coming to visit me?” The answer: each Shabbat and...
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The Jewish world mourned when Sephardic Hazzan Raphael Yair Elnadav pased away recenlty. Universally acknowledged as one of the world’s foremost Sephardic hazzanim, Elnadav had a wide and varied career. Born in Jerusalem to Yemenite parents, his...
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This past December, a very special teacher passed away. Suzanne Blaine Aâ€H, Chairperson of the English Department at the Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School, was loved by students and colleagues alike. A memorial ceremony on March...
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On July 25th, 2010, my mother, Odette Ades passed away, and I was left with no parents. This thought has staggered me. I am 46 years old with a family of my own, and yet I can’t believe that the people who raised me and who I’ve...
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Nono Ezra Mosseri, I miss you so much. I can’t believe you’re gone, and that I will never hear your voice or laugh with you again. A minute doesn’t go that you’re not on my mind. I love you Nono, and that isn’t...
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Elyahu Ben Rachel Aâ€H, Eli Franco, my older brother, was the youngest boy in our family of four boys and three girls. I was the youngest—the baby girl.
Eli, being four years my elder, was the one who always protected and looked after...
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As I sit here writing this, I realize how fortunate I was to have Elie Esses as my father. There are not enough words to express his influence on my life. It is through his example that I hope to one day to be the father, husband and grandfather he...
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Since his recent passing, I speak to my brother Daniel Aâ€H, more often than ever. I wish him well, tell him that I love and miss him, tell him how sorry I am for what happened to him and let him know that all those he left behind are praying...
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The State of Israel lost a powerful voice of political reason and religious rationality on June 7, when former Chief Rabbi of Israel Mordehai Eliyahu, succumbed to advancing health problems.
Rabbi Eliyahu served as Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel...
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