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Erev Rosh Hashanah 5775: “The 7 Things I Learned About Life from Legos”
I have, as many of you know, faced my share of physical challenges over these past few years. I have had to face surgery twice, both requiring about a month-long recovery with physical discomfort. And I suffered from serious illness, also requiring hospital stays, pain medicine, IV, antibiotics and a longer than hoped for recovery.…
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Wishing you a New Year of Health, Happiness and Legroom
My recent posting on My Jewish Learning: Leave Your Seatbacks in their Full, Upright Position
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10 Ways to Celebrate Rosh Hashanah
How to Celebrate Rosh Hashanah 1. Dip apple in honey and eat it. This symbolizes the wish for a fruitful and sweet year. 2. Make a nice dinner on Erev Rosh Hashanah and share it with family and friends. Alternatively you can have a nice lunch/early dinner on the afternoon of the first day of…
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Graffiti strikes Temple Beth Hatfiloh
For those not friends with me on Facebook, you may have missed this episode. I was walking back to the synagogue from a downtown appointment when I passed our corner sign (which I don’t pass everyday since the entrance and parking lot are on the other side) and noticed some graffiti. I took some photos,…
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Be a Better Cookie
I’m going to be taking a break from writing these next few weeks, or at least give myself the permission not to. As we draw closer to the High Holidays, I am hard at work on all the details of these sacred days, as well as preparing my messages. So I will hold back from…
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Pass the Ice Water, It’s Elul
If you are tied into social media, you are probably aware of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. It is a viral phenomenon in which people challenge each other to dump a bucket of ice water on their head, in the name of raising awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the fatal degenerative disorder more commonly…
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New Blog Endeavor…
I’m now blogging monthly at My Jewish Learning with my fellow Rabbis Without Borders. Check it out! http://www.myjewishlearning.com/blog/rabbis-without-borders/
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A Week at Camp
I just returned from a week serving on the faculty of URJ Camp Kalsman, a Jewish summer camp affiliated with the Reform movement up in Arlington, WA. This was my first time serving as faculty, though I have visited camp plenty of times as Yohanna has served on faculty in the past and both of…
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Love and Spirit: Tu B’Av
While in February we tend to have a conversation as to whether Jews should celebrate Valentine’s Day, we may miss the fact that Judaism itself does have a day celebrating romantic love-Tu B’av, the fifteenth (“Tu” = 15) of the month of Av, which this year falls this week on August 11. Tu B’Av is…
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