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Toward Shabbat: for our Veterans

11/13/2020 10:11:59 AM

Nov13

November 13th, 2020
26 Cheshvan 5781
Almighty God, on this day in 1918,
—11th day, 11th month, 11th hour of that day—
we signed the armistice to eRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Liminal Spaces

11/06/2020 08:57:13 AM

Nov6

November 6th, 2020
19 Cheshvan 5781
This morning, I find myself feeling the uncertainty particular to inhabiting a liminal space. As the votes are stRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Our Voice

10/30/2020 10:05:00 AM

Oct30

October 30th, 2020
12 Cheshvan 5780
This Shabbat before the presidential election, I am thinking about the ways our tradition encourages us to imagineRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Rainbows

10/23/2020 12:44:01 PM

Oct23

October 23rd, 2020
5 Cheshvan 5781

I wonder what the experience was like for Noah, whose story we read in this week’s parashah. Noah endured the trRead more...

Toward Shabbat: the Mitzvah of Voting

10/16/2020 10:29:28 AM

Oct16

October 16th, 2020
28 Tishrei 5781

When I went to vote this week, I was reminded of a story about the Chazon Ish, a 20th century Israeli rabbi. One Read more...

Toward Shabbat: Changes

10/09/2020 01:48:12 PM

Oct9

October 9th, 2020
21 Tishrei 5781
Today, the 7th day of Sukkot, is a day with its own name: Hoshannah Rabbah. On this day, there’s a special (or bizRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Chaverim

10/02/2020 09:54:47 AM

Oct2

October 2nd, 2020
14 Tishrei 5781
When we’ve spent so much more time in our homes than expected, Sukkot feels like a welcome change. The weather hRead more...

Toward Shabbat: the Justice

09/25/2020 10:39:14 AM

Sep25

September 25th, 2020
7 Tishrei 5781
This whole week, I have been moved by the many tributes to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, z”l. Of course, she wasRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Shanah Tovah

09/18/2020 09:41:57 AM

Sep18

September 18th, 2020
29 Elul 5780
Shanah Tovah, dear friends. It’s been quite a year. It’s been a challenging year, and it’s been a year whereRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Layers

09/11/2020 10:24:44 AM

Sep11

September 11th, 2020
22 Elul 5780
The crux of the Yamim Nora’im (High Holy Days) is the process of teshuvah, a process of introspective reflection Read more...
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