Resilience...
We’ve had some promising spring weather this week which made me think of the budding trees and beautiful blossoms to follow. It is really quite a miracle that after the harsh winter season, nature thrives. This ability to thrive reminds me of the Jewish people who have survi…
If you ask Director of Community Security Chuck Green what’s on his to-do list, he’ll likely rattle off 10 projects that have him going in 10 different directions, working with multiple organizations and synagogues at one time.
Perhaps the most visible symbol of community security is se…
Purim for me was always the reading of the Megillah, noise at the mention of Haman’s name, and hamantaschen. I learned something new this week, that the Shabbat before Purim has a special name – the Shabbat of Remembrance - where Jews traditionally read a particular section of the Torah,…
In 1985, Ronald Reagan was president, a stamp cost $0.20 and the Kansas City Royals celebrated their first World Series win. 1985 was also the last time a comprehensive study of our Jewish community was conducted (its findings were published in the summer of 1986), and a lot has changed in t…
A Shehecheyanu moment...
The Shehecheyanu prayer is a blessing for expressing gratitude for experiencing a new or special occasion and is said when we do something for the first time in a calendar year. It is said at the lighting of the Hanukkah candles, hearing the shofar or shaking the lu…
