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A decade ago, when Robert Morgenthau retired from his 35-year position as Manhattan District Attorney, the Museum of Jewish Heritage had an exhibit on his family’s outsize role in American politics and Jewish history. The wing of the museum hosting the exhibit, which was titled “The Morgenthaus: A Legacy of Service,” also carries the family’s name.

The ink was barely dry on Emet Outreach’s expanded lease in Jamaica Estates when the new space became an essential part of planning for the first JBoard Shabbaton of the fall semester. With registration climbing to include students from more than four campuses, Emet’s staff and student leaders were determined to accommodate the growing crowd. “We just signed the lease, and the space was unfinished,” recalled Sara Basiratmand Benyamin, Emet Program Director. “Rabbi Rutenberg suggested using the Emet Center’s new lower level, and that sounded impossible. I didn’t think we could get it ready in time, but by Friday morning, the area had been cleaned, and tables and chairs were delivered. We made it happen.”

As we read Parshas Vayera, we learn a powerful lesson from Avraham Avinu about what it means to truly care for another person.

A Magnificent Beginning To Every Life Story

How some moments fleet away, like a fading dream or the dissipating dew? As we draw close to life’s monumental decisions, we celebrate them and cherish the opportunity to start on a beautiful note. In such circumstances, the setting can make all the difference for those memories we fondly recall. Treasured time, a Castle straight off the pages of a fairy tale; these are amongst the experiences promised by Legacy Castle. We interview the team at this truly remarkable place in the hopes of giving our readers a chance to imagine the upper limits of their special celebrations.

Touro University unveiled Project Zikaron, a digital archive containing more than 1.2 million pages of historical materials documenting over 16,000 Jewish communities worldwide, including thousands destroyed during the Holocaust.