What does it mean to be Jewish? I must admit that when I heard the news of Little Richard’s death on May 9th, I was not so moved. He was Continue Reading »
Lessons on Gratitude from Rabbi Shimon Every year Lag B’Omer is a light and festive holiday, usually celebrated with picnics in a park, bonfires, and songs. This year we can’t Continue Reading »
Creating a New Future Last week’s Torah reading might have sounded familiar, for it’s the same text that we read every year on Yom Kippur. The High Priest brings a Continue Reading »
What’s Corona-Virus’s Message for Us? This past week’s Torah reading of Tazria and Metzorah run high on the “least favorite parshiot of the year” list. They talk in detail about Continue Reading »
The Eternal Flame In almost every synagogue there’s a light emanating from above the Ark. The designs of this “Ner Tamid” will vary, but what won’t vary is the fact Continue Reading »
Shabbat at Home What a difference a week makes! On Sunday, we all had a great evening together at the Murder Mystery Dinner, on Monday we joyously celebrated Purim with Continue Reading »
Who’s the Real Villain of Purim? Parshat Zachor, an extra aliyah from Deuteronomy that we read right before Purim, exhorts us to mindful of our enemies. Normally, this Parsha is Continue Reading »
Intentional Creation For the past few weeks at 10 AM on Wednesdays, a number of us have been gathering together to discuss reincarnation and other spiritual concepts from Jewish and Continue Reading »
Contemporary Society and Judaism What’s more uniquely Jewish than the Ten Commandment? The Children of Israel escape from Egypt, survive the entrapment at the Red Sea, and encamp as one Continue Reading »
Letting Go America is a nation of doers. We work hard and we’re always searching for greater ways of achieving our goals. Yet sometimes we just need to let things Continue Reading »