Eve. of Sat., May 4–Sun., May 5
30th of Nisan–Omer 15
Rosh Chodesh Iyar, Day 1
The most impactful thing that my husband taught me about being a Jew was by him including in his proposal, the question if I would keep kosher when we were married, because he felt it was important to have a Jewish home.
— Beverly Levine
Eve. of Sun., May 5–Mon., May 6
1st of Iyar–Omer 16
Rosh Chodesh Iyar, Day 2
The most impactful thing that my Grandpa taught me about being a Jew was being kind to others because you do unto others as you’d have them do unto you.
— Jennifer Brand
Eve. of Mon., May 6–Tues., May 7
2nd of Iyar–Omer 17
The most impactful thing my parents taught me about being a Jew was being grateful because when you are grateful you are happy.
— Sylvie Casher
Eve. of Tues., May 7–Wed., May 8
3rd of Iyar–Omer 18
Yom HaZikaron
The most important thing that my Dad taught me about being a Jew was in making difficult decisions, always do the right thing, because it is the Jewish way.
— Mindy Norman
Eve. of Wed., May 8–Thurs., May 9
4th of Iyar–Omer 19
Yom HaAtzmaut
The most impactful thing my fellow Temple David members Linda Jacobs and Marcia Gottfried taught me about being a Jew was how to teach kindergarten class at Temple David because it was very rewarding.
— Jan Zimmer
Eve. of Thurs., May 9–Fri., May 10
5th of Iyar–Omer 20
The most impactful thing that my Mother taught me about being a Jew was not forgetting the Holocaust because this history will repeat.
— Hannah Dunn
Eve. of Fri., May 10–Sat., May 11
6th of Iyar–Omer 21
The most impactful thing that my Grandpa taught me about being a Jew was how important Judaism can be in my life because he set examples for me by his actions and showed that he was truly the Patriarch of the family.
— Jacob Brand