Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on March 26, 2018 by Gavi Bernat-Kunin Kornsgold
Shabbat entered with a wonderful sense of familiarity. Again we were at the Etz HaHayim synagogue in Ortakoy, honored with co-leading and energizing Friday night services and dinner with our lively songs. Joining us was an Israeli dance group who we were going to see perform Saturday night at the Carmiel dance show! This was Continue Reading »
Posted on February 21, 2018 by Gavi Bernat-Kunin Kornsgold
After arriving in Istanbul, our first stop was a synagogue. This seemed so fitting as we had left Israel, a center of Jewish life and Judaism to be in the center of another Jewish community. This synagogue was located on the Asian side of turkey and was over 100 year old. As we entered, we Continue Reading »