Tabby Refael (on Twitter @RefaelTabby) is a Los Angeles based writer, speaker and activist.
I was grateful to interview two extraordinary women, a sabra who is living her best life in Tel Aviv, and a Yemenite Jew who, by her own admission, bakes the best Jachnun in Israel.
Those wonderful, lovable, resilient women who hold a lifetime of pain, joy, complaints (all of them valid) and wisdom.
Foremost among those who helped and embraced our Iranian Jewish community was Rabbi Zvi Dershowitz, z”l, who passed away on March 26 in LA at the age of 95.
“The Lip Reader” tells the story of Zhila Shirazi, an Iranian Jew who, at the age of three, loses hearing in both of her ears as a result of meningitis.
According to a survey by Chabad.com, over one million pounds of handmade shmurah matzah are made in the U.S. alone each year.
For some strange reason, preparing for Passover elicits a lot of anxiety and stress in some Jews.
I finally realized that we Jews probably would have perished in Egypt, or have been non-Jewish Egyptians today, if it were not for the wise decisions of several women who, I argue, not only saved Moses, but all of the Israelites over 3,000 years ago.
The holidays can be a stressful time for Jewish families, but for one local couple, a disturbing revelation during Passover resulted in all-out divorce proceedings.
When you keep strictly kosher, you become a pro at packing half of your home in suitcases when you travel.
She is one of the few women in Jewish history who, in death, has been treated as a tzaddika.
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