Hope, Strength, and Courage! Shabbat Parashat VaYelekh Shabbat Shuva October 8, 2016 – 6 Tishrei 5777 Dear Friends, As we progress through the Asseret Yemei Teshuvah [the Ten Days of Repentence] that connect Rosh HaShana to Yom Kippur – hope, strength, and courage are the uplifting and motivational spiritual watchwords that light our way through Continue Reading »
Shana Tova! Shabbat Parashat Nitsavim October 1, 2016 – 28 Elul 5776 Dear Friends, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a Shana Tova U’metukah – a good and a sweet new year! I really look forward to celebrating the beginning of the new Jewish year, 5777, with Continue Reading »
Happiness Is… Shabbat Parashat Ki Tavo September 24, 2016 – 21 Elul 5776 Dear Friends, This is a good time of year to contemplate. I invite us to contemplate the following: “Happiness is…. ” Fill in the blank and send me your thoughts. Yes, I’d be interested to hear from you. And while we are Continue Reading »
The Ties that Bind Us Together Shabbat Parashat Ki Tetse September 17, 2016 – 14 Elul 5776 Dear Friends, Of the Torah’s 613 mitzvoth [commandments], over 70 are mentioned in this week’s Torah portion of Ki Tetse! Some of the mitzvoth mentioned have to do with civil law; others have to do Continue Reading »
A Field Day Shabbat Parashat Shof’tim September 10, 2016 – 7 Elul 5776 Dear Friends, I remember how much I loved field days when I was a kid…. Why did I love field days so much? It was fun to be getting out of the structured buildings that contain and constrain us. It was fun Continue Reading »
Eyes and Ears Shabbat Parashat Re’eh Rosh Chodesh Elul – Day 1 September 3, 2016 – 30 Av 5776 Dear Friends, In our previous parsha, the Torah repeated over and over the reminder for us to use our ears – to hear the teachings of Torah – through the repeated use of the word: “Shema Continue Reading »
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Losses that Deplete Us; Friendships that Sustain Us Shabbat Parashat Chukat July 16, 2016 – 10 Tammuz 5776 Dear Friends, Moses, the greatest prophet that ever was, the greatest prophet that will ever be, was only human. That is the greatness of our Torah. It describes our ancestors, even our prophets, as human beings. In Continue Reading »
What Would Elie Wiesel Have Said? Shabbat Parashat Korach July 9, 2016 – 3 Tammuz 5776 Dear Friends, It is so ironic that shortly after the passing of Elie Wiesel, we are witnessing the effects of violence, unchecked, in our midst. The unfolding stories of Minnesota, Louisiana, and now of Dallas, Texas, loom over us, Continue Reading »
Celebrating Independence! Shabbat Parashat Sh’lach L’kha Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh July 2, 2016 – 26 Sivan 5776 Dear Friends, Independence Day is right around the corner! A very happy 4th of July to all! We have much to celebrate this weekend. We will be celebrating Shabbat. We will be celebrating the inauguration of our new Siddur Continue Reading »
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