
Bayside Bash
Months before her installation as Shirat Hayam’s new president, Karen Pollock, started planning a community block party at our shul. The Bayside Bash, an outdoor festival, is meant to promote our vitality and our location, to introduce ourselves to those who don’t yet know us and to give everyone a fun afternoon.
Surfside Sunset
The New York Times has been delayed this week, meaning that we get yesterday’s news tomorrow. I mentioned that, when I was a teenager, I discovered that you could get the Sunday NY Times on Saturday night — tomorrow’s news today?! How could they know?
It Goes So Fast
Ellie and I got to spend too little time with each of our Massachusetts families (delightful), and we played tourist in Boston for a couple of days (recommended). And it goes so fast, yes, it does!
Good for the Heart
More than a year and a half since we were able to hug and kiss our grandchildren. Until today!
Attacks on Jews
Israel and Hamas are, at this writing, holding to a cease-fire. Israel is expected to negotiate with Hamas. Could there be anything more challenging?
Baby’s first
Rockets were heading toward Jerusalem, air raid sirens sounded. The adults grabbed some snacks and toys for Or and headed to the hallway that served as a (relatively) safe space in the apartment building. It was “baby’s first” air raid!
Jerusalem of…
Jerusalem of gold
Counting Omer
Torah tells us to count seven weeks of seven days from Pesach to Shavuot. Doesn’t tell us why or whether there’s anything we’re to do but count.
Every Day
My recent posts...יִּקַּח יְיָ אֱ׳לֹהִים אֶת־הָאָדָם וַיַּנִּחֵהוּ בְגַן־עֵדֶן לְעָבְדָהּ וּלְשָׁמְרָהּ he Lord (Adonai) God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden, to till it and tend it. (Bereisheet / Genesis 2:15) To “tend.” The...
Names
Names are important to us and they have been so since earliest biblical time
Time: the sanctified and the quotidian
As our holy days begin, no matter what we do, the sun will set — it’s sacred time!
Our New Normal
I submit that we can never fully revert to or restore what had been our normal. “Normal” is always new because we are constantly changing, every day.