Adina Lewittes

June 12, 2026/27 Sivan 5786/Shabbat Sh'lach Hevre/Friends, Hallo from Berlin! Being in Berlin a second time creates a certain awkwardness for Andi and me. When we led a Rabbi on the Road trip here in 2014, our days were filled touring the major sites that testify to the thriving Jewish community that once flourished here — and to the murderous Nazi regime that destroyed it. We also met locals building what was then considered the world's fastest-growing Jewish community. Returning twelve...

June 5, 2026/20 Sivan 5786/Shabbat Beha'alotcha Hevre/Friends, As most of you know, travel lives at the heart of my mission — both physical and spiritual. Leaving one place to explore another, encountering new ideas, (re)connecting with different people, and returning transformed in our self-understanding: that's the essence of my own life's journey, and the ones I'm honoured to curate for others through Rabbi on the Road. But travel happens in so many different ways. I’m reflecting on...

May 29, 2026/13 Sivan 5786/Shabbat Naso Hevre/Friends, Whenever we have new guests at our Shabbat table, a question inevitably arises about the unusual shape of our family kiddush cup. (Cue the eye-rolling from our children, who have heard this story more times than they care to count.) A typical kiddush cup is cylindrical, requiring your fingers to curl around it as you lift and pass it for each person to sip. Ours — pictured below — is shaped more like a saucer, or a classic kippah, and...