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And still, my father lives
17+ hour, 25+ min ago (171+ words) “Faizan, baba, come here to me, rest against my chest.” And then, as though the years between us have momentarily disappeared, I hear my Dada's voice too, carrying that old ache of separation: “Kya kijiye, furqat ki musibat nahi jaati,…...
Phoenix Jewish community loses female trailblazer
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (760+ words) Fran Frazin on her 90th birthday. Frances “Fran” Frazin, the first female president of Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) in Scottsdale and deeply dedicated to community service, passed away at home in late August shortly after celebrating her 90th birthday. Born July 2, 1936, to…...
Death notices week of Sept. 24
2+ week, 4+ day ago (141+ words) Mary E. (Graves) Gilley, 94, of Southwest Harbor and Douglas, Mass. Sept. 6. Graveside services will be held Oct. 17 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Northeast Harbor, at 11 a.m. Ada G. Hatch, 96, of Bar Harbor. July 16. Celebration of life will be held Sept. 26 at Church of Our…...
Aliki Rzepka recalled as cofounder of The Agnon School
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (806+ words) The Harold Grinspoon Foundation recently announced a $50 million matching grant through its JCamp 180 program, which helps Jewish nonprofit camps thrive well into the future. Karen Haiman Schenkel, age 81, passed away peacefully on Oct. 6, 2026. She was born on Dec. 16, 1942 in Cleveland....
Death notices for Oct. 7
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (284+ words) Carey, David Paul, 77, Olympia, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Fieldstone Memory Care, Olympia. Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Tumwater, 360-753-1065. Glenn, Larry Albert, 88, Lacey, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at MultiCare Capital Medical Center, Olympia. Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Tumwater, 360-753-1065. Hahn, Kae, 49, Tacoma, died Tuesday,…...
Emily Bernstein-Dosoretz
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (1051+ words) Monday, October 5, 2026 Emily Bernstein-Dosoretz remembers owning a pair of shoes during her college years that had the famous quote by modern Zionism founder Theodor Herzel painted on them: “If you will it, it is no dream” (Im tirtzu, ein zo…...
But in the world of Chabad emissaries: Rabbi Yisrael Rubin, zt"l, the emissary to Albany, has passed away at the age of 78
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (310+ words) But in the world of Chabad's mission: The late Rabbi Yisrael Rubin, the Chabad emissary for 52 years in Albany, New York, passed away at the age of 78, after participating in the Shemini Atzeret night prayers at his synagogue. The late…...
Beth Chaim Spiritual Leader Rabbi Michelle Pearlman Dies at 56
1+ week, 3+ day ago (362+ words) Rabbi Michelle Pearlman came to Reform Congregation Beth Chaim in Malvern with a clear focus — to prioritize people over program. “My life and rabbinate have been transformed by the incredible relationships built through a love of Torah and community. My…...
The sorrow that sounds like Heaven
1+ week, 5+ day ago (287+ words) Herbert Howells’s A Sequence for St Michael transforms the grief of a father into a musical vision of intercession, purification and the peace of heaven The sorrow that sounds like Heaven Herbert Howells’s A Sequence for St Michael transforms the…...
"There was only one Abraham" - in memory of Rav Avraham Shapira
1+ week, 6+ day ago (37+ words) Erev Sukkot is the yahrzeit of the Torah Gaon, revered Chief Rabbi and head of Merkaz Harav Yeshiva, A glimpse into the life of a tzaddik. "There was only one Abraham" - in memory of Rav Avraham Shapira...