Eve. of Sat., May 11–Sun., May 12
7th of Iyar–Omer 22
Mother’s Day (Sun.)
The most impactful thing that my Mom taught me about being a Jew was lighting the Chanukah candles because I just like doing it.
— Aaron Dicola
Eve. of Sun., May 12–Mon., May 13
8th of Iyar–Omer 23
The most impactful thing that my husband taught me about being a Jew was how important family is because everything revolves around family and community.
— Pati Eisenberg
Eve. of Mon., May 13–Tues., May 14
9th of Iyar–Omer 24
The most impactful thing that my teacher taught me about being a Jew was how to read Hebrew because I couldn’t participate in prayer if I didn’t know how.
— Samuel Sloan
Eve. of Tues., May 14–Wed., May 15
10th of Iyar–Omer 25
The most impactful thing that my Rabbi taught me about being a Jew is that it involves action. Through application, I have come to know the undeniable truth in this, and it has enriched my life beyond measure.
— Deb Scheib
Eve. of Wed., May 15–Thurs., May 16
11th of Iyar–Omer 26
The most impactful thing that my Grandmother taught me about being a Jew was Kashrut because she was ‘glatt’ kosher – it meant a great deal to her and I understand the significance of it.
— Richard Myerowitz
Eve. of Thurs., May 16–Fri., May 17
12th of Iyar–Omer 27
The most impactful thing that my Father taught me about being a Jew was to embrace each holiday with excitement, anticipation and reverence because he modeled this behavior and his love of Judaism showed every day!
— Gail Schmitt
Eve. of Fri., May 17-Sat., May 18
13th of Iyar–Omer 28
The most impactful thing that my family taught me about being a Jew was how to live life because it’s important.
— Bunny Miller