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By now the Seder accoutrements have been safely repacked and stored until next year, and we pray that we will remember where we put all of them same time next year (April 15, 2022 FYI). In some families, it might be the Seder plate that has generations of stories to tell, or perhaps a Kiddush cup, or Elijah’s cup, or the Matza plate. While it might seem superficial to note, but these items...Read more...

After learning of the massacre of Asian-Americans last Wednesday, how could my thoughts not turn to a community that has borne the brunt of 3,800 anti-AAPI (Asian-American Pacific Islanders) acts within the past year, all seemingly blaming them for the pandemic. Particularly after the horrific slaughter in Atlanta, how could they not live in fear for their lives, simply because of their...Read more...

I first began live-streaming Friday evening services from my living room on March 13, 2020. I had never done so before, but when our host building decided on the prior day not to hold Friday evening services that following evening, I had no choice. I felt deep down that despite how little I knew about live-streaming or about COVID at that time, people will need stability and continuity in...Read more...

One-half million people. 500,000. Seven full Heinz fields, or, thirteen PNC parks. It is a staggering number that defies our comprehension, yet it only represents the COVID-19 deaths in the United States. The world total stands at some 2.5 million people.

These are not cold, hard statistics. These were parents, grandparents, children,...Read more...

There is a wonderful expression in modern Hebrew: Ein Koneh Savlanut B’chanut. It translates into “One cannot purchase patience in a store”, although the Hebrew rhyme in the last syllable of the last two words makes it more lyrical. While translating from one language into English sometimes leaves some of the flavor of the original text behind, I think that we get it. Patience is an...Read more...