Hoshana Rabbà at the Great Synagogue of Rome
The seventh day of Sukkot and the final day of the High Holiday cycle is called Hoshana Rabbà (Great salvation or great help): this day is considered the final day of the divine judgment in which we beseech God for a healthy and prosperous New Year. In this day the 7 Hoshanot (supplications calling on G-d to bless us with a good judgment for the upcoming year) are recited in seven Hakkafot (circuits) around the Torah scrolls while shaking the lulav (one of the Four Species used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot)...
My Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur begins today at sunset (at 7.40 pm in Rome) and ends tomorrow at nightfall (September 28 at 7.38 pm in Rome). Like almost everything else this year, Kippur is looking different: we will remember it for social distancing, preventive measures and limited services and contact between us. Across the country, synagogues are moving services outside or spacing out chairs. I’ll stay at home like many other people, far from my parents again. Who knows? Maybe sometimes we have to get away to feel closer. So I decided that during this fast I will...
A tour with and for the European Jewish Association in Rome
Some amazing moments of the Jewish former ghetto walking tour i was happy and honored to arrange a few days ago for 30 members of the Jewish European Association during their third “bootcamp”. More photos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jewishlifexperience/ Thank you for the great time toghether. Looking forward to seeing you again soon in Rome! ...
TRAIT D’UNION – Jewish Life Experience Genova
Per rivedere la puntata https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=771697923572498 ...
Ketubbà: the Jewish marriage contract
Ketubboth, the Jewish marriage contracts preserved by the Jewish Community of Rome....
White Deer. A private heaven to live the Dolomites spirit.
A luxury chalet in the heart of the Dolomites. ...
Blue Deer. Sailing towards the horizon.
Not a house at the sea but rather the sea as a home, a home that goes beyond familiar borders, navigating towards hidden beauty. The Blue Deer is a sailing catamaran that was born to be a grand, exclusive and comfortable mode of traveling, day after day, immersed between the waves and the horizon. To discover the seas of the...
Holy Deer. Living into the richness of Roman history.
Standing on the little balcony of the Stanza del Papa (Pope’s Room) and watching passersby taking an evening stroll in front of the delightful Fountain of the Four Rivers, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, feels like falling through time. Anyone who looks up at the façade of the baroque Palazzo Pamphilj, which...