Rabbi Barbara Aiello
Rabbi Barbara Aiello
Imposter Syndrome by Ned Potter, courtesy of flickr.com
February 1, 2023, 3:05 pm
Imposter syndrome and b’nei anusim
‘I know I have legitimate Jewish roots, but I feel like an imposter.’
By Rabbi Barbara Aiello
Italian Antonio and Ukrainian Miroslav (Photo courtesy of Rabbi Barbara Aiello)
April 7, 2022, 12:40 pm
How a tiny Italian village brought 14 mothers and children to safety and peace
In Esther's Name: The Ukrainian Refugee Project
By Rabbi Barbara Aiello
Calendar. Photo by Dafne Cholet courtesy of flickr.com
December 15, 2021, 9:24 am
A Diaspora calendar to revive Jewish life
What would it mean to Jewish families if they knew that Sept. 17 is always Rosh Hashanah, and Kol Nidre is always Sept. 25 and Yom Kippur is always Sept. 26?
By Rabbi Barbara Aiello
Rabbi Barbara Aiello, left, addresses participants during a 2020 Chanukah celebration. The community also celebrates other, less well known, holidays, like The DAy of the Dead. Photo by Domenico Pulice, Italy
November 3, 2021, 10:37 am
Italy’s ‘Day of the Dead’ reflects a Jewish past
It is entirely possible that the practices of Spanish anusim Jews directly influenced Italian Catholic observance.
By Rabbi Barbara Aiello
The Museo de la Inquisición,, used by the Spanish Inquisition between 1570 and 1820. Photo by Phil Whitehouse.
July 21, 2021, 10:04 am
Now is the right time for a law of return for Italian anusim Jews
These Sephardic Jews suffered a similar fate as had their co-religionists in Spain and Portugal.
By Rabbi Barbara Aiello
April 8, 2020, 11:03 am
Jewish Life in South Italy as we cope with the coronavirus
Italian Jews sing the song of quarantine
By Rabbi Barbara Aiello
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