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Toward Shabbat: Elevated

11/19/2021 12:15:39 PM

Nov19

November 19th, 2021
15 Kislev 5782

This week is a big one for our ancestor Ya’akov for many reasons. He prepares to see his estranged brother Esav Read more...

Toward Shabbat: Service

11/12/2021 11:02:39 AM

Nov12

November 12th, 2021
8 Kislev 5782

I am always moved by the articles and pictures, emerging each year on Veterans Day, highlighting those that have seRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Legacies

11/05/2021 10:03:55 AM

Nov5

November 5th, 2021
1 Kislev 5782

Rivkah, our matriarch in this week’s parashah of Toldot, orchestrates a dramatic scene, using her favorite son YaaRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Legacies

10/29/2021 10:36:26 AM

Oct29

October 29th, 2021
23 Heshvan 5782
This Shabbat, we read Parashat Chayei Sarah, the Life of Sarah. It recounts that Sarah has died, Abraham finds a buRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Collective

10/22/2021 10:59:27 AM

Oct22

October 22nd, 2021
16 Heshvan 5782
I’ve always felt like embracing guests, in Hebrew called hachnasat orchim, has been a core part of my Jewish expeRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Gathering

10/08/2021 10:17:24 AM

Oct8

October 8th, 2021
2 Heshvan 5782
Yesterday, a group of kindergarteners from Bornblum took a field trip to Beth Sholom. They were learning about the leRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Bet

10/01/2021 10:13:10 AM

Oct1

October 1st, 2021
25 Tishrei 5782

We start it all over again. This week, we begin reading Parashat Bereshit, the beginning of the book of Genesis. ThRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Sukkat Shalom

09/24/2021 09:05:40 AM

Sep24

September 25th, 2021
18 Tishrei 5782
Sukkot is supposed to be z’man simchateinu, the time of our joy. It’s meant to be a time when we rejoice andRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Maintaining Holiness

09/17/2021 08:47:40 AM

Sep17

September 17th, 2021
11 Tishrei 5782

I imagine most of you didn’t go home last night after Ne’ila and build your Sukkah. Don’t worry, I didn’Read more...

Toward Shabbat: Return

09/10/2021 10:42:10 AM

Sep10

September 10th, 2021
4 Tishrei 5782
Tomorrow morning, I imagine most of you remember exactly where you were twenty years ago. I was learning as a partRead more...
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