I do not sew. Sewing and cooking – some of the traditional aspects of being a homemaker – are not my forte. I am envious

In preparing for Passover it is so easy to get lost in the logistics – the guest list and the table settings, the matzah and

August 5th marked twenty years since I arrived in Charlotte. By sheer coincidence, I spent my twentieth anniversary of becoming a Southerner immersed in a

It was the final day of a two-week journey to explore the Holocaust, a trip filled with long days of study, long drives, and long

This past Shabbat was a wakeup call. On one hand, it was a wakeup call to the painful world we have created for our kids

When Jeremiah the prophet preached 2600 years ago, he enjoined his fellow Jews who were exiled to Babylon to get engaged with their community, “Seek the

Gmar chatimah tovah – may you each be sealed for a good year. It is great to come home to Temple Beth El. You are

The conductor’s role is to know his community of musicians well: the ranges and skills of the voices in his choir and the qualities and