Monthly Archives: May 2012

Why Madonna didn’t show up to my Shavuot shiur (and what she missed: Part 1)

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Sidney Slivko

Part 1. The List Madonna arrived in Israel just before Shavuot while I was busy putting together my presentation for Kehillat Yediyah’s  Tikun leil Shavuot (all-night learning session) – naturally I drew the 2:30 AM slot.  Of course, I didn’t expect … Continue reading →

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My Mother’s Ketubah

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Sidney Slivko

My mother, z”l, had a ketubah.  It wasn’t much to look at.  A not-very-fancy-affair, it was handwritten on a piece of legal-size yellow paper by Rav Zalman Sorotzkin rabbi of Lutsk, Poland —   my mother’s home town.  Two witnesses from … Continue reading →

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