Shabbat Shalom, Friday, 10-18-13

The Jewish press and blogosphere has been buzzing with pieces related to the recently published Pew Study entitled "A Portrait of Jewish Americans".  

Shabbat Shalom - Friday, Oct. 11, 2013

This week's Torah portion is Lech Lecha.  The first line is "And the Lord said to Abram, Go forth from your land and your birthplace and from your father's house to the land that I will show you".  I've heard many wonderful divrei Torah (individuals expounding on this section of Torah)…

Shabbat Shalom, Friday, October 4

The Federation held a fabulous Annual Meeting on Wednesday night where we celebrated our successes and recognized our opportunities for the future.  It was a time of transition as some of our Board members have completed their service and others have just come "on Board".  Lou Plung, our…

Shabbat Shalom - Friday, September 13, 2013

Tonight, Jews around the world will gather in synagogues and other spaces to begin the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur.  It is the culmination of the Ten Days of Repentance that began on Rosh Hashanah.

Shabbat Shalom, Friday August 30, 2013

This week, many of us have been watching what has been happening in Syria and wondering if the world might take military action against the Syrian government and what that might mean for Israel.  In Israel, the population has been preparing for the worst as gas masks have been distributed…