18
Sep
Dear Friends,
I have learned of all sorts of alternatives to synagogue services for the High Holy Days. Recently, my attention was brought to country club communities that are live streaming their High Holy Day services to their residents...
11
Sep
Dear Friends,
I am sitting in preparation for our holy days. And as I do so, I reflect on the passage of time. What a few weeks for Tobi and I! We rejoiced in the birth...
28
Aug
Dear Friends,
School started in our Taubman ECC this week! I loved watching the little kids come in to the building with their mothers and fathers. Most of the kids are returning, and they come...
21
Aug
Dear Friends,
An Instant Message: tekiah, shevarim, truah. These are the sounds of the shofar and these quick calls evoke so much memory and feeling. It’s interesting to note in this setting that there are quick responses that...
07
Aug
Dear Friends,
The rabbis have taught us that we learn from books and from great teachers and thinkers, but most of all we learn from our students. And that expression of the rabbis of old...
07
Aug
Dear Parents,
I know you are already thinking about your schedules and the kids’ schedules for the coming year. And I know that these can be rather complicated. I also know that your time is...
31
Jul
Dear Friends,
שמע ישראל יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד
You know these words right? Almost all, if not everyone of you who reads this, know these words. (Shema Yisrael Adonoi Ehloheinu Adonoi Echad). And if I were...
31
Jul
Dear Friends,
שמע ישראל יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד
You know these words right? Almost all, if not everyone of you who reads this, know these words. (Shema Yisrael Adonoi Ehloheinu Adonoi Echad). And if I were...
24
Jul
Dear Friends,What a week! I was privileged to be at two britot as Marilyn and Jack Pechter became great grandparents and Barbara and Dr. Jeffrey Feingold became grandparents to Miles Sebastian, the son of Dr....
17
Jul
Dear Friends,One of the most challenging dimensions of my rabbinate has been in the “seam” where religion and politics meet. I have learned how important it is to tread with care. Part of the...
03
Jul
Dear Friends,
On the same day, three people I know - a therapist, an educator and an early childhood consultant – told me that I HAVE to see the new children’s film, “Inside Out.” It’s...
26
Jun
Dear Friends,
We’re back from Israel. As I returned, I was hoping for a quiet week to readjust and acclimate to being back...that was not to be. It’s busy here and so much is going on...
05
Jun
Dear Friends,
I have been to Israel more times than I can count. Tobi and I are in Israel now anticipating the arrival of the B'nai Torah group on Sunday.
We are currently in Tzfat, waiting...
15
May
Dear Friends,
The calendar is full this weekend. I hope you have some good plans and will be with family and friends. And of course you are welcome here; there’s a lot going on!
Saturday night we...
15
May
Dear Friends,
I know that there are certain themes that repeat over the course of time in our thinking and thus reflected in the letters I write. And although I try to remain fresh, I...
08
May
Erev Shabbat Shalom,
First of all, I wish my mother and all moms out there a very happy Mother’s Day. As my rabbi growing up said, in Judaism every day is Mother’s Day. But, even so, it...