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A Life In Tune With God

05/08/2025 08:34:29 PM

May8

Dear TBD Family,

In addition to the superlative writing of Rebecca Abbate, who shares the privilege of contributing Shabbat-to-Shabbat messages with me, this page affords the opportunity for other members of our synagogue to write a weekly D’var Torah or reflection.  Elaine Shapiro, one of the chairs of Adult Education, contributes her piece this week.  I hope you’ll...Read more...

March of the Living

05/02/2025 10:03:50 AM

May2

On April 24th, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, thousands of people came together to participate in the March of the Living. In a somber commemorative ceremony, a few remaining Holocaust survivors, even fewer freed Israeli hostages, and the families of some people still captive in Gaza came together to remind us of what can ensue when we allow our moral principles and basic humanity to be...Read more...

Forced Choices and Free Ones

04/25/2025 08:46:41 AM

Apr25

Ten days ago, the Central Conference of American Rabbis – a national organization for Reform Rabbis and the principles our movement holds dear – issued the following statement.  It feels important to share with our Jewish community as we grapple not only with the multiple facets of our identities, but also with frightening, unprecedented times.  In a world that seems to be spinning faster and faster, my...Read more...

Making Our Voices Heard

04/18/2025 09:22:38 AM

Apr18

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Hands Off!

04/11/2025 09:05:42 AM

Apr11

Last weekend, millions of Americans took to the streets, assembled around this unapologetic rallying cry. In that simple message, one can find a myriad of pressing concerns: attacks on freedom of speech and of the press, massive federal layoffs, sweeping cuts across the government and environmental policies with potentially catastrophic consequences around the globe, tariffs poised to cripple the...Read more...

Treasures and More Treasures

04/03/2025 06:47:23 PM

Apr3

Walking through the Social Hall the other day, Jonah remarked matter-of-factly: “One person’s trash is… another person’s treasure.”  Aside from my familiar astonishment as to where he picked up a saying I was unaware he knew, I understood what he meant!

We are preparing for our first TBD Rummage Sale tomorrow between 10:00am- 3:00pm.  Our dedicated team of volunteers led by...Read more...

Ooh Là Là!

03/27/2025 03:33:32 PM

Mar27

On the streets of Paris over the past few weeks, I have been studying different vestments: bright red stockings with matching heels, an orange overcoat with navy beret and boots, above-the-ankle ripped jeans topped casually with silk or cashmere. And that’s without mentioning the accessories and the perfumes! It may not be Fashion Week, but I am nonetheless surrounded by the trappings of...Read more...

Sacred Space and Communal Thriving

03/20/2025 04:07:54 PM

Mar20

Our Torah portion this Shabbat, Vayakhel, demands that we remove the masks and costumes of Purim as it were, centering as it does on being in authentic relationship to place and to each other.  It describes the final stages of building and decorating the desert mishkan, the sanctuary in which the Israelites would gather so that God’s presence might dwell among them.  In so doing, the hope was that they...Read more...

Noise, Nuance, and Righting an Upside Down World

03/14/2025 09:31:39 AM

Mar14

Some of you have heard me quote the keenly missed HBO series “Six Feet Under” before.  It hardly matters that the last episode aired nearly twenty years ago!  For those of us who loved it, its explorations of love and loss, racial and sexual identity, redemption and growth, missed opportunities and fulfillment feel, well… timeless.

There is one scene in particular that will...Read more...

Let Our Joy Increase

03/06/2025 03:52:32 PM

Mar6

As many of you know, the holiday of Purim falls in just under a week.  Purim tells the story of the Jewish community of Persia in the time between the two Temples in Jerusalem – of their near annihilation, and the people and circumstances that saved them.  In the spirit of getting us ready to celebrate (at services Friday March 14 and Religious School March...Read more...

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