Linda Balavram had recital Sunday, November 21 at Congregation Etz Ahaim in Highland Park, New Jersey. She plays the bassoon and is accompanied by pianist Kathleen Haynie.

About thirty years ago when the Soviet Union first opened its doors, an elderly woman arrived in Israel who was visited by many rabbis.

This beautiful tune, El Nora Alila, is sung at Congregation Etz Ahaim in Highland Park, New Jersey at nei’la time, the last prayer of Yom Kippur

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A stained glass window inside Congregation Etz Ahaim in Highland Park, New Jersey depicts the fourth day of creation, Yom Daled in Hebrew.

I was in the mood to post a cheery photo, and here’s a great one of the daughter and me. I don’t recall who took the photo; it was a year and a half ago on Purim, a holiday where kids get dressed up, and my daughter was dressed as a Prima Ballerina. It was [...]