The Countdown to Shavuot
by Arliene Botnick, April 25, 2019
We count the days, so let us make sure that every day counts! In Leviticus 23:21, we are commanded to “keep count for a full 7 weeks … count 50…
Read More »Solel’s Field of Dreams
by Robbin Botnick, April 25, 2019
Every month as the deadline for the Monthly Shammas approaches I get that somewhat overwhelming feeling of panic, what can I write about this month that might be meaningful? I…
Read More »Happy 200th Birthday Isaac Mayer Wise
by Rabbi Audrey Pollack, March 28, 2019
This first week of April, I will be gathering with Reform rabbinic colleagues in Cincinnati, for our annual convention. On Monday morning, our morning convention service will be held in…
Read More »All is in the preparation!
by Arliene Botnick, March 27, 2019
All is in the preparation! Perhaps the preceding statement is the best description of the most “invasive”, “work involved”, time consuming holiday in our Jewish year – Pesach – The…
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