- Westboro Jewish Montessori PreschoolWe at the Westboro Jewish Montessori Preschool are proud to offer a creative Jewish environment where our children’s individual style of learning is valued and nurtured. Learn More
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Founded in 1983, The JYL strives to enhance the quality of life amongst all segments of the community and to eliminate exclusion by promoting inclusion in our wide variety of programs and services for children, adolescents and adults.
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Learning & Inspiration
- Who Wrote Adon Olam and How Did It Become So Famous?While it is always tempting to theorize that it became popularized due to well known singers and can... Read More
- What Is a Bris?Get the quick info you need on this super-important Jewish ritual that ties us with G-d and our nati... Read More
- Take the Abraham's Family QuizWho was Keturah? Read More
- Abraham: A Father to All NationsThe Torah tells us that Hashem changes Abraham’s name from Avram to Avraham, which means “a father t... Read More
- Albany, Canaan, or Wherever You Find YourselfIn memory of my dear father & teacher, Harav Yisroel Eliezer ben R’ Moshe Rubin. Read More
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Daily Thought
G‑d said to Abram, “Go to yourself, from your land, from your birthplace and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you.”—Genesis 12:1
If you were not you, if you saw yourself from the eyes of another, how would you see your journeys through life?
You would see how each journey leads away from home. Away from your birthplace, from those who nurtured you and that which made you what you are. Outwards, away from yourself in so many directions.
But you see your journey from within. From within, every journey...









