My father’s name was Simcha, the Hebrew word for happiness. And that night in the Siberian wilderness, there was joy.

Blessings of gratitude are among the many ways we can still “bring sacrifices” without a central worship site and its attending priests.

Shabbos HaGadol isn’t just another Shabbos—it’s the Shabbos heartbeat of Pesach’s sacredness, the spark that sets our redemption in motion. It’s called “the Great Shabbos” because it holds within it ...