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We’ve all pondered the question of what we would do if we had a few extra hours each week. Perhaps we’d take up a new hobby or get a few projects done around the house. Well, thanks to COVID, I haven’t been to an in-person committee meeting in seven months and find myself home most nig…
We weren’t really prepared for Passover. Social distancing was too new. Synagogues were closed. Households made seders alone or over Zoom.
But we’ve had months of prep time for Rosh Hashanah, and we’ve seen a lot of creativity, both in homes and in synagogues.
Synagogues offered stre…
On Rosh Hashanah last year, we prayed for peace. In fact, we’ve prayed for peace every day since then, and we will continue to pray for a complete peace for ourselves, for all of Israel, and for the world.
In 1979, Israel made peace with Egypt, its first peace accord with an Arab neig…
We are commanded to remember. “Remember the Shabbat day and keep it holy.” “Remember what Amalek did to you.” Will we forget if we are not commanded to remember?
American poet Maya Angelou wrote, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people …
