I am looking forward to ushering in the year 5781. There. I said it.
Yes, I acknowledge the sadness of not seeing my friends at shul.
Yes, I feel the loss of not sharing meals …
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9/3/20
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Have you ever pretended that you were one of the Israelites during the 40-year Exodus? Not a pleasant thought, perhaps. After all, if you were an adult at the beginning of the journey, it meant that …
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8/7/20
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During the COVID-19 crisis, many people have remarked on the way that time seems to be moving both more slowly and more quickly than usual.
During this “stay at home” time, we can …
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7/3/20
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It now seems like years ago that we were grieving not being in-person for our Passover seders, and dreaming up creative, safer alternatives to large gatherings of family and friends. Now, many of us …
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6/5/20
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Jewish holidays are rooted in historical events and in the life cycles of plants indigenous to the land of Israel.
We are now in the time of the Omer. On the day after the full moon of Pesach, our …
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4/30/20
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The first Pesach seder is on April 8 this year. It is traditionally spent with family and friends. Some congregations celebrate the first or second seder as a community. This year, the COVID-19 …
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4/5/20
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On Monday night, March 9, and Tuesday, March 10, we will celebrate Purim – a holiday we often think of as a day for kids, when we dress in costume, go to Purim carnivals, and eat more …
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3/8/20
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Like many people of my generation (I’m 68), I’m thinking about downsizing and simplifying. Each week I look at the bookshelf in my study to identify a book I might no longer need, to …
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2/6/20
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Vayekhi, which means “and he [Jacob] lived,” is the last Torah portion in the book of Genesis and concludes the saga of the patriarchs and matriarchs. It ends the part of the Torah in …
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1/8/20
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“Let everyone who has zeal for the Law and who stands by the covenant follow me!”
– 1 Maccabees 2:27
Mattathias, the high priest and patriarch of the Hasmonean …
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12/9/19
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