Though we live in uncertain and challenging times, we would like to remind you all of the life-cycle of our people. This week, we celebrate a new month, the month of Nisan, as well as the beginning of the 3rd book of the Torah, Vayikrah. These are both reasons to rejoice,...
On this Shabbat Vayakhel/Pekudei, we remember Michael Jacobson, big brother of founder, David. Just like this portion, he stayed close to his Jewish roots and decorated the Jewish world with his inner beauty and personality. Shabbat Shalom to all! Stay safe and healthy.
Dear Community, We know there is growing concern as the outbreak and impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve. Caring for the deceased and comforting the mourner have always been our number one priority, and now ensuring the safety and well-being of our community is especially critical at this highly...
This week, God shows his people ultimate forgiveness after the Israelites turn away from Him and make the Golden Calf. God gives the two new tablets of our law to Moses and Moses descends Sinai with his face radiating with beams of light. May we all find it in ourselves to...
On this Shabbat Zachor, we remember reasons why we struggle and our enemies. This is a reminder to us to stay healthy, stay calm and stay united as a people and a community to ensure we are all thriving and well. Shabbat shalom!
God talks this week about how to build the Temple. With the blooming of the kalaniot, it feels like everywhere we walk is holy ground... Shabbat Shalom!
This week we are given a lot of rules to live by and to base our ethics off of. At the very end, Moses goes up to Sinai to receive our living and breathing word of god. May we all have a wonderful Shabbat!
This week, we receive the Torah at Mount Sinai, the watershed moment in which we are given our lifeline, our laws, our blueprint for who we are as a people-hood. May we all continue to find the light and guidance that shines from our most ancient sources. Shabbat Shalom!
This week, we read Shirat Hayam, the song we sing as we cross the sea, finally leaving Egypt. We are taught to always see ourselves as we, individually, have left Egypt. This connects us each to the collective memory of this most magnificent moment in our peoplehood’s history. May we all be...
We are commanded to always remember leaving Egypt to arrive at freedom. We are commanded to remember what it was like to be a stranger in a strange land. At his speech commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz this past week, Reuben Rivlin, president of Israel, said in...
