Freed hostage Rom Braslavski shared how his appreciation for tefillin had grown since his release, recalling that he dreamed of putting them on during captivity and urging others to seize the opportunity.

More than 2,000 years ago, the first Jews arrived in India, and despite centuries of persecution across Europe and the Middle East, the Jewish community thrived, building a lasting community that continues to this day.

Originating around the 9th century as a fusion of German, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Slavic languages, Yiddish remains a living language to this day, despite losing 90% of its speakers during the Holocaust.