I am writing this message on March 20, the 20th day of Adar. Exactly 30 years ago on this very day on the Jewish calendar, I was on my way to Jerusalem to register for architecture school. Little did I know that God had a different plan for me. It was a moment of transition — my [...]
Life is a constant movement between order and disorder, a delicate balance between structure and chaos, between the expected and unexpected, between moments of clarity and the unknown. This tension is the very essence of our existence — the breath that sustains us and the drama that shapes our journey. In the midst of the [...]
WE ARE FROM HERE A Family Story of Indigenous Jews The film follows Rabbi Gadi Capela, a Columbia University student during the October 7 riots, as he shares his family’s exodus from Yemen during Operation On Wings of Eagles. Highlighting the experiences of over a million Middle Eastern Jews, the film challenges the narrative of [...]
Project Exodus - The Roadmap to Freedom Session 11 of the monthly study series on the Book of Exodus, an interfaith exploration into the mechanism of freedom by Rabbi Gadi Capela, Fr. Roy Tvrdik and Dr. Don Russo. Sunday, January 19, 2025 1:30 - 3 PM ET at St. Mark RC Church 105 Randall Rd., [...]
When my sister in Israel mentioned she would stop in New York on her way to our nephew’s wedding in Cartagena, Colombia, she casually noted that her trip coincided with the upcoming inauguration of the returning President, Donald J. Trump. Attending a presidential inauguration had never crossed my mind before. But recognizing how rare and special [...]
A Celebration of Chanukah and Christmas Sunday, December 29th St Mark Parish Hall 105 Randall Road Shoreham, NY 11786 Presented by Rabbi Gadi Capela, Fr Roy Tvrdik and Dr Don Russo An interfaith reflection on the lights of Chanukah and Christmas and the connection between them.
The presentation number ten of the monthly study series on the Book of Exodus, an interfaith exploration into the mechanism of freedom by Rabbi Gadi Capela, Fr. Roy Tvrdik and Dr. Don Russo
Given the high cost of airline tickets to Israel and limited flights as a result of the current situation, rather than traveling there to present at a conference, I opted to stay closer to home and send a recorded presentation I had given at Columbia University a week earlier. Instead, I headed to Washington, D.C., [...]
Every time Roberta Garris produces a quilt for one of our silent auctions, I can’t resist bidding on it. Her colorful tapestries now brighten several rooms in my house. When she announced that her “A Year in Patches” quilt was accepted into the prestigious International Quilt Festival in Houston this year, I knew I had to [...]
The presentation number nine of the monthly study series on the Book of Exodus, an interfaith exploration into the mechanism of freedom by Rabbi Gadi Capela, Fr. Roy Tvrdik and Dr. Don Russo.
