Friday Posts

Chag Sameach!

From our family to yours, a very happy and meaningful Pesach holiday! We are appreciative and grateful to be part of a tradition that turns once a year to its origin story. We unite with family (in person or Zoom) to retell the beginnings of our peoplehood. May tuning into our collective...

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Shabbat Shalom!

On this important Shabbat, Shabbat HaGadol, or the great Shabbat, we lean into the collective memory of our people headed toward redemption. Our tradition says that Shabbat is a taste of the world to come, and even more so things Shabbat as we approach our entrance to the Promised Land....

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Shabbat Shalom and Chodesh Tov!

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,...

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Michael Jacobson

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.

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Shabbat Shalom!

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...

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Shabbat Shalom

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!

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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!

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Torah at Mount Sinai

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!

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Leaving Egypt

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...

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