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 I was not well this past Shabbat, so many thanks to Tsofit for jumping in and leading the service so adeptly. I have included her d’var – erudite and accessible – thank you, Tsofit! Parashat Ki Tissa: The Trouble with Certainty Parashat Ki Tissa is one of those weeks where the Torah feels like it’s […]

Last Friday night we hosted Kabbalat Shabbat in our home – an evening of such sweetness. Tsofit and Jenny led us in song as we sat around a long table – just us, singing, and praying with tremendous kavannah. Then dinner and conversations moved from room to room – truly a Shabbat to remember. Thank […]

We are only a few weeks from Purim. As mentioned above, we have 4 observances that we are commanded to keep as we prepare our souls for Purim.  The Four Mitzvot of Purim Reading the Megillah (Kriat Megillah): We are obligated to hear the reading of the Megillah. Come and join us at shul Monday evening, March […]

B’shallach is extraordinary in many ways, from the layout of the Song of the Sea to the resonances of freedom that will become that clarion call, that lighthouse for all peoples who are experiencing subjugation. The Shir, the Song is sung in alternating trop – one specific to this section of text and the other […]

 This past week we began the Book of Shemot, the book of Names, most commonly known as Exodus. I’m sharing my d’var from Kabbalat Shabbat: Shemot holds theological audacity and is theologically riveting; Shemot is, I think, a form of erusin, God’s betrothal and love letter to Israel. Tonight, I want to speak about love. About hope. I read […]