Kol Tefila

Jan 24, 2024

My recent posts...Kol Tefila Sometimes, the voice of prayer, kol tefila, has no words.  Shabbat shalom! שבת שלום

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Names

Jan 5, 2024

My recent posts...Names Remembering to express appreciation ... and give credit where it's due. .  Shabbat shalom! שבת שלום

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Kedusha

Dec 21, 2023

The siddur, the guide to our prayer lives, is rich with yearning, with gratitude,

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Light

Dec 15, 2023

My recent posts...Light Enjoying family and celebration. Remembering that too many cannot, whether held hostage or suspended in the limbo of not knowing about loved ones. May they all be granted freedom and healing. Shabbat shalom! שבת שלום

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Miracles

Dec 11, 2023

My recent posts...Miracles Inspired by small flames and large miracles: let's make our own.  Shabbat shalom! שבת שלום

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Trauma and Recovery

Dec 4, 2023

The eerie juxtaposition of Torah and our times. Dina, daughter of Yaakov, is taken by force and confined, to be freed only after blood is shed.

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Hostages

Nov 28, 2023

My recent posts...It seems natural that the release of hostages from Gaza would engender jubilation in Israel. Yet, it doesn’t seem like the right response. Of course, there is relief … for some. Too many are still in captivity. Many of those returned from the tunnels...

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Anger

Nov 6, 2023

My recent posts...Dear Friends, (Nov 2 / 2:24 a.m.) Those of us who support Israel are wasting our breath by declaring — however correctly — that there never was a modern historical state called “Palestine” until Britain, France and Italy carved up the Middle East...

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