On Race and ReHumanization by Rabbi Dusty Klass – Rosh Hashanah Sermon 5778
Rosh haShana 5778: On Race and ReHumanization by Rabbi Dusty Klass Think back for a moment, To a year ago. A year ago, I was …
Shanah Tovah U’Metukah from Rabbi Knight
There is a legend about a man named Yameel, the swiftest runner and most reliable messenger in all of Africa. One day, a village elder …
Community Begins with a Warm Welcome by Holly Levinson
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 …
A Community of Legos by Andy Siegel
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. …
Community Equals Connectedness by Ann Baumgarten
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 …
Shared Stories Build Community by Emily Zimmern
On a recent Sunday I experienced a remarkable example of the power of stories to build community. As members of the Temple’s community organizing team, …
Kehilah/Community by Harrison Lord
“You know the Jews – they all stick together.” A potential client told me that when I first started practicing law. At the time, it …
You’re All My People by Jennifer Sawyer
I recently had the opportunity, thanks to TBE and PJ Library, to attend NewCAJE, an amazing national conference for Jewish Educators held this year in …
Elul Reflection on Community by Rabbi Dusty Klass
As we enter the final week of Elul, we move into our final topic of reflection, Kehilah: Community. Writing about community was such a popular …
Kehilah/Community: Kelly, just “y” by Matt Kelly
I hate to say it, but the time I first felt truly a part of the community was at a committee meeting. Not at a …
Reflections for Elul: Kehilah – Community by Peter Blair
My mother and father married in the Summer of love, 1967. My mother grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and attended Rodef Shalom Synagogue, my father …
Building Community by Beth Di Nicola
Sometimes in life you need a community to uplift you. Sometimes you want someone to listen, someone who is in the same situation, someone …
Shleimut/Wholeness by Sara Markovits
Sitting in front of my boss, reflecting on my past school year, the truth rang forth: Sara, I think that this really shook you. It …
Shleimut/Wholeness by Philip Schreibman
“Wherever you go, there you are.” It’s no accident I show up wherever I go, right? Whether in Target parking lots, the hallways at work, …
Shleimut/Wholeness by Rabbi Morton Kaplan
Often, the anticipation of an event brings more pleasure and meaning than the event itself. Our expectations are more than the event can provide, and …
