Newsletter Post – September 26, 2024

by | Sep 27, 2024 | Rabbi's Corner

It is hard to believe, but in exactly a week from now, we will be gathering together in our sanctuary to celebrate Rosh Hashanah as a community. As part of my own personal spiritual preparation for the High Holy Days, every year I read This Is Real and You Are...

Newsletter Post – September 19, 2024

by | Sep 27, 2024 | Rabbi's Corner

Originally published September 19, 2024 Author Anne Lamott writes that human prayer, regardless of faith, can be distilled into three categories: help, thanks, and WOW. This schema maps out onto Jewish prayer, both the words of our prayerbook and the words of our...

Newsletter Post – September 5, 2024

by | Sep 27, 2024 | Rabbi's Corner

Originally published September 5, 2024 Every so often, our Jewish calendar and our secular calendar align in harmonious ways. Earlier this week, we marked Rosh Hodesh Elul, the beginning of the Hebrew month of Elul, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rosh Hodesh Elul...

Newsletter Post – August 29, 2024

by | Sep 27, 2024 | Rabbi's Corner

Originally published August 29, 2024 Over the past few months, I’ve had conversations with many of you about how to best support Israel at this time. Like most questions brought to rabbis, this one has multiple right answers. Some support Israel by...