Love is in the Air (and the Torah!)

by Arliene Botnick, July 30, 2020

It’s not February – therefore we can’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. And with all deference to Al Capps L’l Abner, most don’t even know about Sadie Hawkins Day, when, in Dog…

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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…

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Finding Meaning Together

by Rabbi Audrey Pollack, July 2, 2020

(excerpted from Rabbi Pollack’s AGM message) At a time when we are acutely aware of the fragility of a world that is being severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, we…

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I Am a Jew Because…

by Arliene Botnick, July 2, 2020

Each year, a “Beit Din” (house of judgement = Rabbinic panel) is held to meet with students who have been enrolled in the Jewish Information Class (JIC) in order to…

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