[vimeo http://vimeo.com/86436446] Thank you to our congregant, Elise Luce Kraemer, who helps to lead our regular Friday evening Shabbat-prep meditation, for this below article about helpful hints that make Jewish meditation […]
For teaching us the redemptive healing in telling our stories, for inspiring civil rights work not yet complete, for captivating a country with written and spoken word, thank you, Maya […]
What is freedom in a world of obligation? Liberation in a religion of responsibility? As we move further from Pesach and closer to Shavuot, consider David Brooks’ ideas about how […]
“Find yourself a teacher and acquire for yourself a friend,” Pirke Avot teaches. This article about child care and early education rather than “day care” is an interesting reminder about […]
Still in the afterglow of yesterday’s ruling to strike down Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage, we just learned that the governor will not appeal! The rejoicing for this step towards […]
What a thrill it was to gather with congregants in celebration of today’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional! There is plenty of work still to […]
In her book, Omer: A Counting, Rabbi Karyn Kedar identifies a theme for each week. This 5th week, beginning today, she names, “Imagine.” Kedar writes: “God declared that the land […]
Ever seen a young boy stand up to lead, and then a second child stand with him, starting a small movement? At today’s service for this year’s last day of Berkman […]
http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/seths-story-seths-jewish-enough/2776163 For Lag b’omer custom teaches us to lighten up the Omer intensity a bit with picnics, bonfires and celebration. Enjoy! Baruch Ata Adonai, Elohenu Melech ha-olam asher kidishanu b’mitzvotav vitzivanu […]
“The Torah begins with deeds of lovingkindness and ends with deeds of lovingkindness” (BT Sotah 14a). The renowned and beloved singer-songwriter Debbie Friedman, of blessed memory, observed that it tends […]
