Recently, I invited a friend to join me at a Shabbat service. He declined my invitation, explaining that at the last service he’d attended, the
How many Jewish families does it take to resettle a Kurdish refugee family from Kirkuk? TBE families have been helping the Omar household, which consists
It has been my privilege to receive congregants’ feedback about Temple life during my term. While most people are full of praise for our services,
It would be an understatement to say that it has been a challenging time in our country these last several years. I don’t need to go
WE CAN ALL BE SHEPHERDS: WHAT MAKES A JEWISH LEADER? The Torah offers abundant lessons for leadership for today. As we turn the scroll through
Bishop and I had the good fortune to visit Spain this summer. As our tour guide led us through the cobbled streets of the old
Abraham and Sarah were welcoming people. Abraham’s tent opened on four sides to welcome travelers from all directions. Abraham did not wait for strangers to
We are all legos. Each of us unique in design, filled with color and infinite potential. One lego is cool. Two legos makes a combination.
It was a hard decision to leave one community for another. The place where our sons were born and raised, the place where we had
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