Counting the Omer: Loving the Vulnerable in the Ukraine and Beyond
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 […]
Counting the Omer: Turning Around
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 […]
Counting the Omer: Love Goes Up, Fear Goes Down
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 […]
Counting the Omer: The Interconnectedness of all Things
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 […]
Counting Up to Sinai: The Omer
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, […]
What Has Been Put Before You?
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 […]
Pesach and Ukraine: A Season of Struggle
As we prepare to delve into the meaning of struggle, hope and relief with our Pesach festival, take a moment to discover the struggle, hope and relief that the JDC brings across […]
Practice the Four Questions!
Gearing up for Pesach and looking for some help? Practice the Four Questions with Cantor Frankel and prepare for seder with these resources. Have a sweet Passover!
Resources for a Sweet Passover
In preparation for Passover, we search for breadcrumbs to clean our homes of chametz. And many are also on a search for a great Haggadah, recipe or a place to celebrate […]
Tazria: Alone and Alive
Let me tell you about this piano. It belonged to my grandmother, and for the last 11 years it has belonged to me. My grandmother, Philly Krieks, was Dutch, born […]