“49 days from Passover to Shavuot”
Dear Members and Friends, As we count each day of the Omer from Passover to Shavuot, we are reminded of an essential (if not the [...]
“Slaving To Be Free”
The book we use on Seder night is called a Haggadah, which means “the telling,” but the most important message of Passover — freedom — [...]
“Dinner in Palermo”
A few weeks before my yearly pilgrimage to Israel, I learned that a few members of our congregation were planning to be in Italy, specifically [...]
“The Super Bowl of Life”
Dear Members and Friends, Two months ago, I went to a football game — for the first time. Someone donated two tickets to the silent [...]
“Seeing it Coming”
Dear members and friends, As we experience the season of winter and snow and drift into occasional hibernation, let’s hope it won’t be too challenging [...]
“What Do You Stand For?”
“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything,” said Alexander Hamilton. Every year that we stand before God to give an accounting for [...]