On Shavuot, we celebrate the gift of Torah, the substance of revelation. As Rabbi Rachel Barenblat writes, “Revelation isn’t just the things we learn, or realize, or recognize. It’s how Continue Reading »
As we mark Mother’s Day Weekend, we celebrate and appreciate mothers and the hard and holy labor of mothering. We honor all of our different stories and emotions that rise Continue Reading »
Pesach Sheni Sameach! Happy Second Passover! As the moon waxes full, on this one month anniversary of Pesach, the Torah and our rabbis gift us with a second chance. The Mishnah Continue Reading »
לִמְנוֹת יָמֵינוּ כֵּן הוֹדַע וְנָבִא לְבַב חׇכְמָה׃ Limnot yameinu, kein hoda v’navi l’vav hochmah. Teach us to treasure each day, that we may open our hearts to Your wisdom. -Psalm Continue Reading »
In just a few days, we will celebrate the milestone 75th birthday of the State of Israel. This past summer, when we were in Jerusalem, we attended a powerful lecture Continue Reading »
“How can a person…not be moved by compassion? And above all, how can anyone who remembers remain silent?” -Elie Wiesel The past few weeks, we have been moved to see the Continue Reading »
“Of course I am afraid, because the transformation of silence into language and action is an act of self-revelation, and that always seems fraught with danger. . .” -Audre Lorde, Continue Reading »
Our parsha this week details the many possibilities and pathways available to our ancestors for connecting to God amidst their travels in the wilderness. Here, in the first portion of Continue Reading »
This Shabbat, we will announce the new month of Nisan, due to arrive Wednesday night. Nisan brings Passover, our Jewish springtime festival, marking the season of renewal and rebirth. We Continue Reading »
The Medieval Jewish poet, Yehuda HaLevi, wrote, “My heart is in the East, and I am in the far reaches of the West.” Israel is on my heart always, and Continue Reading »
