We made it- the High Holy Days are over! It was so amazing to see so much of the congregation over these past weeks, and I feel so grateful to each of you who showed up- praying, reflecting, singing, and repenting together in community over the course of the holidays. It feels like we’ve crossed Continue Reading »
Every Torah portion is named after its first significant word, and every name conveys something important about the portion. Sometimes the name comes from the literal first word of the portion (like “B’reishit,” meaning “in a beginning”), and other times it’s a few words in. Often the word is a verb, sometimes an important noun, Continue Reading »
This Shabbat is a special one in the year’s calendar. The Sabbath between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is called Shabbat Shuvah – the Sabbath of Return. We spend the entire ten days between the the High Holy days focused on improving ourselves and this Shabbat reinforces the themes of these days of repentance. The Continue Reading »
This past week, all of us were shocked by yet another assassination of a political leader: Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist who galvanized millions of people and had a lasting effect on American politics. The loss of his life is tragic. In Parshat N’tzavim, which we read this Shabbat and also on Yom Kippur Continue Reading »
