One of you at RS recently shared the need to add recycling bins to the bathrooms in our homes.  What other new ideas are you all trying to implement that will […]

A story is told of a rabbi who lay on his deathbed, smiling.  “Why” his students asked, “just moments away from death, are you smiling?” “Because,” the rabbi replied, “For […]

When we consider the meaning of our actions and of our days, many wonder: Destiny or free will?  Judaism says both! A story is told about Rabbi Akiva’s daughter.  When she […]

Looking for a spiritual practice? “The laws regarding the Omer are very strict: every day matters and not one may be missed.  Not to waste a single day should be […]

As we explore hesed in this first week of the Omer, stories of loving-kindness can inspire our own.  For 100 years, the JDC has extended loving-kindness across the globe, in […]

On this 3rd day of the Omer, in our week of hesed (loving kindness) focus, consider the true meaning of the word hesed.  It’s connected to love; yet hesed is less […]

For this week’s daily counting of the Omer, we focus on loving-kindness, hesed.  Today, consider this teaching about embracing compassion and peace from our congregant Dr. Andrew Newberg’s book, How […]

Our counting of the Omer deepens the journey from Passover to Shavuot.  Join us each day with a teaching, blessing and announcement of the count. We begin with a week inspired by hesed, loving-kindness. In New […]

Do you ever feel so focused on what is to come, that you miss what is before you?  When my family joins together for a meal, we laugh, we share, […]

Last year, I began to receive emails and facebook posts with an attached icon of the superman logo–the big red S in the five-sided border, that announces the presence of […]