A tattered page of a Siddur (prayer book), a well-worn Chumash, an old Parochat (Ark Curtain) and a yellowed volume of the Talmud. What do they have in common? They are all Dvarim Sh’b’kdusha holy objects and need to be handled with proper respect. Although they may no longer be used, their holiness remains within them.
This synagogue directory, published as a service of the Jewish Community Voice, will aid those seeking synagogue information for the upcoming holidays as well as the new Jewish year of 5784. May this be a year of spiritual strength for the entire community. The information below was provided by the respective synagogues and edited for
Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz uprooted the 350 staff and students of the Mir Yeshiva from Eastern Europe as World War II threatened its existence, arranging their move from Japan to Shanghai to Brooklyn, making it the only yeshiva to survive the Holocaust intact.
AGE: 12 FAMILY: Parents Suzanne and Jeffrey; Brothers Eyal, Ayden, and Itay HOMETOWN: Cherry Hill SYNAGOGUE: Cong. Sons of Israel SCHOOL: Politz Day School FAVORITE VIOLIN SONG: “Go Tell Aunt Rhody” Two years ago, Lyla Lubin fell in love with the violin. “It’s a beautiful instrument,” said Lubin, a sixth grader at Politz Day