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From the Presidents – June 2, 2023
We hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend! It is that wonderful time of year when it is still daylight until 8:00 p.m. and will just keep getting longer for another month! This is also a great time for reflection, in this case related to an event that is both potentially catastrophic and yet instructive […]
Naso II, Numbers 6:1-7:89, Parshat Hashavua for Shabbat, June 3, 2023
Every Friday evening, after we light the Shabbat candles and before we make kiddush I bless my children, with the three fold Priestly Blessing. Even though my children are now adults, I never miss an opportunity to bless them. We also share this blessing with each child who becomes b’nai mitzvah at our congregation and […]
From the Presidents – May 26, 2023
Hello Everyone! And happy Shavuot! The celebration of this holiday marks the end of the period of the counting of the Omer, which began on Pesach. Along with indulging in dairy products and studying Torah, the counting of the Omer also represents the time of waiting between the liberation of the Israelite slaves in Egypt […]
Naso I, Numbers 4:21-5:31, Parshat Hashavua for Shabbat, May 27, 2023
Shavuot (The Feast of Weeks in English) begins this Thursday evening, May 25. In ancient Israel, when the Temple still stood, it was a pilgrimage holiday celebrating the Spring wheat harvest with a sacrificial service. After the Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 C.E. and we could no longer make sacrifices, our sages […]
From the Presidents – May 19, 2023
Shalom Everyone! Incredibly, the end of school is getting closer and closer. Before we know it our kids will have finished the school year and it will be time for camps, travel, family, and long days of fun activities! It is appropriate, then, to consider one of the last major holidays of the year: Shavuot. […]