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Spiritual Resilience (Shabbat after Yom Hashoah 04/14/18)

Posted on April 18, 2018

Spiritual Resilience This past Thursday was Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance day. The Holocaust means something different to each one of us. Some of us are children of survivors, or lost Continue Reading »

Making Sense of Death (Yizkor Passover 04/07/18)

Posted on April 11, 2018

Making Sense of Death Yizkor is a moving service to honor those precious friends and family members whose presence is so sorely missed over the holidays.  Some of them passed Continue Reading »

The New Four Children (Passover 03/31/18)

Posted on April 3, 2018

The New Four Children Thanks to Michael and Sharon Dashow, who were kind enough to invite my family to their Seder, my first Seder was fascinating and enlightening. The Dashows Continue Reading »

Modern Day Exoduses (Tzav 03/24/18)

Posted on March 27, 2018

Modern Day Exoduses We recall the exodus from Egypt twice daily with designated prayers in the morning and evening services. Two nights a year, we celebrate this event with prolonged Continue Reading »

Holocaust Megillah Read at MHJC on Purim

Posted on March 25, 2018

Samantha Hirsch, producer of public programs for the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, provided MHJC with a rare opportunity to borrow a Megillah liberated Continue Reading »

The Science Behind Belief (Vayikra 03/17/18)

Posted on March 21, 2018

The Science Behind Belief This past Wednesday, Stephen Hawking, the most famous theoretical physicist of our time, died at age 76. Hawking wrote so lucidly of the mysteries of space, Continue Reading »

The Sexists Among Us (Vayakhel-Pekude 03/10/18)

Posted on March 14, 2018

The Sexists Among Us Thursday was International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the achievements of women throughout history. Between the women taking the lead at Sunday’s Oscar awards, Hope Continue Reading »

Outreach through Love (Ki Tisa 03/03/18)

Posted on March 6, 2018

Outreach through Love Purim fits the mold of the typical Jewish holiday: they wanted to kill us, we survived, let’s eat! Yet the Rabbis understood Purim on a much deeper Continue Reading »

New Paradigms of Leadership (Tetzveh – 2/24/18)

Posted on February 28, 2018

New Paradigms of Leadership The Parkland Shooting was a heinous act of violence and brutality that broke our hearts once more. Shootings continue one after another, and yet nothing changes. Continue Reading »

After the Honeymoon (Mishpatim – 02/10/18)

Posted on February 13, 2018

After the Honeymoon Just when you’re falling in love with all the drama and excitement of the weekly Torah readings, everything changes. When we started reading the Torah in Genesis Continue Reading »

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