Reflections

Sukkot

We sit in the sukkah and look up through the roof at the sky.Will there be rain, storm, heat, drought? That is important to know for the next harvest. We also look up at the sky, hoping for a year of health and safety. The sukkah is there to remind us that nature and life

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Zion is forlorn

Lior is currently in Jerusalem, learning at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. Lior wrote the below text and made a serie of photos that capture the mood in the city. Note: The video of the commissioning of the torah scroll dedicated to the hostages by the family of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was shared in

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Just in case

I recite by memory the Shemaeach night before I fall asleep.Just in case. I eat a hearty breakfasteach morning.Just in case. I pay my bills on time.Just in case. I pray to an invisible God.Just in case. I live each dayas best I can.Just in case. -poem written by Sauci

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Welcoming Shabbat

It is always a pleasure to welcome the Shabbat with Ruach Shalom. Prepping soup and tasty dishes to be shared is a joy. This past Shabbat was unique in that Bob Newmark celebrated his 78 birthday with us and that I prepared Parashat Vayigash for the service. Parashat Vayigash describes a coincidence of meetings with

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Walls and Partitions

At first glance, Bava Batra, described by Sefaria as “relationships between neighbours, land ownership, sales, and inheritance,” seems as dry as dust and almost as much fun as filling in a tax form in your third language. The opening Mishnah does little to dispel my assumption: Bava Batra 2a: Mishnah: Partners who wished to make

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