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I look forward to these weeks (as we steadily approach the Yomtovim) with a mixture of dread and enormous loving gratitude. Yes, I am all too aware of what an odd combination these emotions reveal. Right on cue, a rabbi I correspond with, spoke about meeting other Rabbonim at a conference recently, and the conversation amongst […]

Va’etchanan is the second parashah in Devarim – where we re-visit the Aseret Dibrot and the Shema – words to live by. I spoke last Shabbat about word – all the many words of our canon and all the words in our subsequent writings. This week we learn to listen, to make time for inner […]

I will be at work this coming week and then I am on leave for the month of July, although available in case of emergency, as needed. This past Shabbat was extraordinary – our shul was full to the brim with friends and family as Morris Bleviss and Maurice Yacowar and Neomi Summers celebrated their […]

I can only hope and pray and take care of myself to the degree necessary, that I will be as robust and active at 83, as I am at 73. Morris, Maurice and Neomi are all examples of elders in our midst, who contribute to the liveliness that is Kolot Mayim. Kol haKavod to each of you, todah […]

We now have the blessings of warmer weather, the summer green markets are full of abundant local vegetables and berries, and sharing meals outside. The beauty and bounty of our natural surroundings is often commented upon in our Torah. This week we read again of the people Israel remembering the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and […]