Monthly Archives: April 2020

The New Month of Iyar, then and now

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

It’s a new month in the Hebrew calendar; the month of Iyar. There’s a famous midrash on its name, marking it as an acronym for the words – Ani Hashem (G-d’s name is marked by the letter Yod) Rof’echa, meaning, … Continue reading →

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Corona Journal – Yom HaSho’a in silence

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

My great grandmother, Flora Grünberger of blessed memory, loved to ice-skate. In the winter months, when the Oder river would freeze over, she’d take her granddaughter, my mom, both bundle up, and go out into the cold. Gliding on their … Continue reading →

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Corona Journal (5) – After Pesach – ימי הקורונה (5) – אחרי פסח

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

In front of my apartment building, within the prescribed 100-meter allowed, of course, two women walking by deep in conversation: “yesterday I saw my neighbor without a mask, can you believe it? If I see him again going out like … Continue reading →

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ימי הקורונה – ערב פסח: 3 תמונות – Corona Journal, Passover Eve in 3 vignettes

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

ערב חג. בצהרים. הבית די מוכן, הבישולים כבר כאן, ועוד דבר אחד נשאר: חבילה קטנה, האם אוכל להעביר לבן שנמצא לא רחוק, במעין חצי בידוד? למדנו את מפת המחסומים המצופים לקראת השעה 15:00 והאיזור נראה פתוח. יוצאים בדרך עוקפת, מסכות, … Continue reading →

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פרשת צו, הדף ובעיקר – האש, האש – The Torah portion of Tzav, a little daf & mostly, the Fire, the Fire!

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

There are more than 5800 verses in the Torah and almost every day I fall in love with a different one, but this Torah portion definitely holds one of the very top: יש יותר מ-5800 פסוקים בתורה, וכמעט כל יום … Continue reading →

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