Essays & Reflections

These are extraordinary and strange days that we are living in.  This world-wide virus is forcing us to rethink the way that we work, socialize, shop and interact with the world.  When many things around us are closing or being postponed, including our sacred...

On December 22nd / 25 Kislev, when the sun disappears from the horizon, we will light the first of eight lights on our chanukiah to celebrate Chanukah. The chanukiah is the name of the special menorah designed especially for Chanukah.  The 7 branched menorah is the...