Safety and Freedom
October 27th marked the first anniversary of the Tree of Life shootings in Pittsburgh. Eleven lives were tragically lost, others in the congregation were physically injured, and all Jewish communities…
Read More »Asking the Hard Questions
What is it about the High Holy Days that draws so many of us into the synagogue? Even if we have not been more than a few times or perhaps…
Read More »Chesbon Ha Nefesh
Selichah – We’re sorry. We repent. We atone. Really? Is that truly what we have been doing as we have prepared for the Yamin Noraim? Do we remember all of…
Read More »The Soundtrack of My Spiritual Life
When I was a little girl, growing up in the synagogue to which my parents and grandparents belonged, I always felt at home. It wasn’t just that most of my…
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