SHOFAR - FILLING THE EMPTINESS
When we hear the Shofar this Rosh Hashana, the Tekiah will call us back together as community meeting in person.
STORIES OF TRIUMPH AND SACRIFICE - JEWISH ATHLETES AT THE OLYMPICS
I am not a sports fan. But there is always something about the Olympics that catches my attention. Perhaps it is the pageantry or the global gathering.
DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHAD
In this week’s Torah portion, Pincas, we meet the five daughters of Zelophehad - Mahlah, Noa, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
NAA'MAH - COLLECTOR OF SEEDS
I love reading the Torah text, not because I find divinity in it, but human creativity. I see it as the ancient legends of people trying to make the sense of the world around them and creating stories of ancestors who can be role models for us today.
FIRSTS, FEMINISM AND FUTURE WORK
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, it was discovered that Sally Priesand wasn’t really the first woman ordained. In 1935, a German woman named Regina Jonas sought and received ordination.