Over the course of this trip I have been re-examining. There are things I knew. But as it turns out, I didn't really know. I, like most...

I have come to Alabama along with over 30 members of our synagogue on what was titled a Civil Rights Journey. What I realized from the...

This week’s parsha starts out with instructions regarding how long a new mother is considered tamei (impure) after giving birth and the...

The lettering on the parchment of a Torah is often beautiful, sometimes can be hard to read, and sometimes adds an extra layer of...

As I first sat down to consider our menu for Passover 2024 I wondered if I should use the #parshainspiredmenu style planning for the...

When my parents were choosing the date for my bat mitzvah, I remember my mom aiming for a date in March before we hit the book of...

The general vibe of Purim is fun, bright, silly, and joyous. It’s often a favorite among children for the yummy foods (Love...

This week we start a new book of the Torah and the very first word of that book is really interesting because of how it's written. In the...

This past Shabbat our rabbi (aka my husband) asked the congregation to follow along as we read Vayakhel and look at who is being told the...

In many ways, this parsha is a review of the information in earlier parshiot. We read the details of the creation of the Mishkan, the...

Today marks 150 days that hostages have been held in Gaza. 150 days. It is so painful. For the last 50 days I have been marking the...

A few days ago I received a Facebook Message from someone I haven’t spoken to in-person in over 25 years. We’ve communicated via Facebook...

This parsha has one of the most well known dramatic storylines of the Torah - the Golden Calf and Moshe's ensuing anger where he smashes...

I sat down Sunday morning to work on this week's menu and got to do something new - brainstorm with my cousin and niece (we were...

As our 11 year old often says, "The Torah is stingy with words" so when there is a repetition, we know that it's highlighting something...

As you may know, there’s a day for almost everything you can imagine. In just the first week of January you’ll find National Bloody Mary...

This parsha is filled with (sometimes very detailed) laws and rules to help the Israelites create a society. Coming out of slavery they...

In 1964 President Johnson issued a proclamation marking February as American Heart Month. The goal was to get Americans to pay attention...

In this parsha we will read the Aseret HaDibrot, usually translated as Ten Commandments, though 10 Utterances is more accurate. I find it...

When the residents of the Kibbutzim around Gaza came out of their safe rooms, those who were fortunate enough to do so, most after hours...