Mendel (portrayed by Glenn Fitzgerald) says Sonia's (portrayed by Renée Zellweger) birthstone is the ruby, this would make Sonia's birthdate sometime in July.
It was not well known by the public at the time of this film's release, but the character of Rebbe (Rabbi) Moshe was portrayed by a (formerly New York) Jewish actor named Emanuel Cohen, who had changed his name to John Randolph in 1940, in furtherance of his Hollywood acting career, in order not to be typecast as only Jewish characters.