We weren’t really prepared for Passover. Social distancing was too new. Synagogues were closed. Households made seders alone or over Zoom.
But we’ve had months of prep time for Rosh Hashanah, and we’ve seen a lot of creativity, both in homes and in synagogues.
Synagogues offered stre…
On Rosh Hashanah last year, we prayed for peace. In fact, we’ve prayed for peace every day since then, and we will continue to pray for a complete peace for ourselves, for all of Israel, and for the world.
In 1979, Israel made peace with Egypt, its first peace accord with an Arab neig…
We are commanded to remember. “Remember the Shabbat day and keep it holy.” “Remember what Amalek did to you.” Will we forget if we are not commanded to remember?
American poet Maya Angelou wrote, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people …
My daughter Jenny married a Canadian. Because the U.S.–Canada border is closed, they could not marry in either of our two countries; however, as new olim (immigrants to Israel), they could marry there. The Israeli border is also closed; however, my wife and other children have Israeli passpo…
We have been partnering with JFS throughout this pandemic to ensure that our homebound and most vulnerable receive food, groceries, and other essentials. Additionally, many of us are personally shopping for our own family and friends to keep them from unnecessary COVID exposure.
I’ve lear…
