From the CEO

Super Sunday (reprise)

We hosted a very successful Super Sunday telethon on November 5, 2023, less than a month after the events of October 7th. In rereading my article to the community preceding that event for inspiration for this week’s pre-Super Sunday article, I see that that article has held up well with al…

Don’t worry; be happy

Sara attended 70 Faces Media’s “Jewish Digital Summit” this week. (I highlighted 70 Faces Media in this article from last July.) One of her takeaways is that since October 7th, the Jewish community has done a great job of sharing difficult news, but we are also seeking uplifting storie…

Haiku

There are always words.

I don’t have any today.

Perhaps there are none?

Parshat Yitro

There is a lot of good stuff in this week’s parsha (Torah reading).

The main event is obviously our receipt of The Ten Commandments with the descriptive pre- and post-event narrative. Even after recently viewing the ten plagues, the splitting of the sea, and the other miracles, hearing Go…

The Lesson of the Four Chaplains

Last Sunday, my wife and I attended an inspirational memorial service for the “Four Chaplains” sponsored by the Jewish War Veterans. The service remembers a Methodist reverend, a Dutch Reformed reverend, a Roman Catholic priest, and a rabbi who went down, locked in arms, with the Dorches…