July 16, 2026 -
July 16, 2026 -
Advice from Taylor Swift Although I don’t know how I came to receive emails from the American Jewish Medical Association, I found its most recent delivery rather disturbing. The organizationRead More »
Spiritual Reminders In our weekly Torah reading, Korach challenges the legitimacy of Moses’ leadership. Arguing that since the entire community is inherently holy and G-d dwells among everyone, Moses andRead More »
The Challenge Is Not The Whole Picture This past Shabbat, we were treated to a reflective and insightful D’var Torah presented by Marc Liss on the occasion of his 35thRead More »
Clashing with Ancient Narratives Last week, I found myself sitting with a bat mitzvah student, feeling a deep sense of unease, almost as though I was failing her. It leavesRead More »
The Names We Need Now When we name a child, we often look to the past, choosing a name to commemorate a loved one who is no longer with us.Read More »
The Extreme Makeover: Biblical Edition The Religious School’s “Hey Class” (7th Grade) led services this past Shabbat morning. While the class led the services competently, Emma B. shone as sheRead More »
And Aharon Was Silent Our parsha, Shemini, is the culmination of a year’s worth of trials and tribulations. After the Exodus, the Revelation on Mt. Sinai, and the catastrophic downfallRead More »
Splitting Crumbs: Finding Meaning in the Middle of the Holiday Shabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach is a bit of a paradox. On the one hand, it’s Shabbat — the holiest, mostRead More »
Gratitude as the Practice of Freedom One of the most striking features of the Seder is how much of it is designed around a single spiritual idea: gratitude. But gratitudeRead More »
Dear Friends, For the first three days of the Passover, we were blessed to hear words of Torah and inspiration from three of our members. Jaclyn Novatt spoke about the secretRead More »
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