Minor Fasts: Major Messages Shabbat Parashat Balak July 8, 2017- 14 Tammuz 5777 Dear Friends, Our Torah portion, Balak, tells an ancient story that resonates today as we read of the United Nations most recent declaration that the Old City of Hebron and the Tomb of the Patriarchs (know as: Machpelah) where our Continue Reading »
Striving for Holiness – One Day at a Time! Shabbat Parashat Korach Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Tammuz June 23, 2017- 30 Sivan 5777 Dear Friends, The final section of last week’s parsha dealt with the mitzvah of tzitzit. We are to place four fringes on a four-cornered garment and by so doing we Continue Reading »
Grasshoppers and “Bubble-hopping” Shabbat Parashat Shelach-Lekha Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh June 17, 2017- 23 Sivan 5777 Dear Friends, As is true for many of us, for the most part, I live in a world of assumptions and of circumstances that are familiar to me. This is my comfort zone. This is my “bubble.” Continue Reading »
Believe it…or not? Shabbat Parashat B’ha’a’lot’cha June 10, 2017- 16 Sivan 5777 Dear Friends, There is a saying: “Seeing is believing.” But, sometimes, for various reasons, we see things and we still doubt what we have seen with our own eyes. We are skeptical about what we ourselves experience, and we are Continue Reading »
Riches and Blessings Shabbat Parashat Naso June 3, 2017- 9 Sivan 5777 Dear Friends, The threefold blessing, also known as the Priestly blessing, comes right out of our weekly Torah portion! “May Adonai bless and protect you. May Adonai’s countenance shine upon you and may Adonai bestow kindness upon you. May Adonai’s Continue Reading »
Memorial Day Weekend and B’Midbar Shabbat Parashat B’Midbar May 27, 2017- 2 Sivan 5777 Dear Friends, It is good to be home! Thank you to all the volunteers and staff who filled in while I was away on Sabbatical! Much appreciated! Now, as summer approaches and as we move into Memorial Day Continue Reading »
Passover Greetings from Israel Shabbat Parashat Tzav Shabbat HaGadol April 7, 2017- 11 Nissan 5777 Dear Friends, I send you blessings from Israel! As we are about to celebrate Passover, it is good to remember that the Exodus from Egypt and from the horrors of slavery was not the end goal. It was a means Continue Reading »
Youth, Elders, Boys, Girls Shabbat Parashat Bo February 4, 2017 – 8 Shevat 5777 Dear Friends, I hope you will join us at services this Friday night and Shabbat as we celebrate the bar mitzvah of Leon Lacey. Mazal Tov to Leon and to his whole family! What is the secret of our people’s survival? Continue Reading »
Spiritual and Physical Groundbreakings Shabbat Parashat Va’era Shabbat Rosh Chodesh January 28, 2017 – 1 Shevat 5777 Dear Friends,How awesome is it that we have arrived at this juncture in our congregational and communal life! This Sunday, we will gather together for the groundbreaking ceremony for our new Temple, on the UJC Continue Reading »
New Beginnings Shabbat Parashat Shemot Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh January 21, 2017 – 23 Tevet 5777 Dear Friends, New beginnings are often daunting and our weekly Torah portion, Shemot, is full of new beginnings. For one thing, Shemot is the beginning of the second book of the Five Books of Moses. For another Continue Reading »
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