The Quiet Magnificence of Tu B’Shevat
February 2, 2023
The tree is seen as one of the many gifts of God’s creation and we honor it for all that it provides.
Eva Robbins
The Veil of Deception: George Santos
January 26, 2023
I ask myself, how is it that someone so disordered has successfully deceived so many and finds himself in a position of power to determine the future of many of us?
Why Would Zelensky Not Mention Hanukkah in his Address to Congress?
December 22, 2022
Zelensky is living what the Hanukkah story is all about, fighting for freedom and dignity. Is it possible he was warned, given all the antisemitism that has emerged, not to identify too Jewishly?
Is It Cool to Be a Jew?
December 8, 2022
If we expanded the view of cool to include pride, I believe we’d be on to something.
Cheshvan: A Time to Be Still
November 9, 2022
We seamlessly journey from one special moment to another preparing both through physical work and inner reflection. We value the preparation almost as much as the celebration itself. And yet one month lays empty and bare. Nothing historical or agricultural presents itself, giving us relief, a respite and time for a deep breath.
The Essence of Simchat Torah
October 12, 2022
Marking the end of the Sukkot festival, it is a celebration of our beloved Torah and all that She generates for us, her inheritors.
Gates of Renewal
September 27, 2022
Each moment we pour into our prayers, self-examination and soulful melodies is an inner spa of restoration.
Awakening Our Souls During Elul
September 1, 2022
Elul reminds us to shift our focus from the physical to the spiritual, to our inner life, our soul.
A Time of Grieving
July 28, 2022
Tradition encourages our memories to be jogged as we enter into the new month of Av, laden with historic calamities, particularly the ones most pivotal and strikingly cataclysmic: The destruction of the holy temples, the first in 586 BCE and the second in 70 CE.
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