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The Persistence of the Jewish Community
by Roselyn Allen, July 30, 2020
I am writing this article as Tisha B’Av approaches – a day commemorating the loss of the Temples of the Jewish people among other disasters. As I reflect on our…
Read More »Summertime to Relax
by Roselyn Allen, July 2, 2020
This year, summer will look very different for many of us. For me, every year of my life I’ve swum in the Atlantic Ocean, spending time with my family on…
Read More »Shavuot: A Time of Transformation
by Roselyn Allen, May 27, 2020
On May 25th, 2007, the day after Shavuot, my mother died of cancer. For me this is a bittersweet time: every year as I count the Omer, I remember the…
Read More »A Synagogue is Not Just a Building
by Roselyn Allen, April 30, 2020
We often ask ourselves whether a synagogue is simply a building. In this time of COVID19 we’ve seen that Solel Congregation is much more than that. These past several weeks…
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