During the school year, I almost always feel like I am in a state of stress. I am the only social worker in a public high school in the city with over 1,400 students. School starts at 7:45am, I usually leave work around 5:30pm, then rush to get the kids at after
Sitting in Torah class I think about what a strange journey brought me here. My parents came from very religious families, and were each educated in religion. They became agnostics because of their experiences in Russia questioning how religion explained the evils they saw in Russia (pogroms and prejudices) My
Cheers to Shabbat 360 Where everyone knows your name, and we're always glad you came Friday, October 27, 2017 (During Scholar-in-Residence weekend) 6:00 p.m. Join us for an Oneg (Reception) 6:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Worship Including a prayer for new members 7:45 p.m. Dinner We invite you to join us
One evening two weeks ago, my son Noam, age 5, called me from my husband’s cell phone while at the grocery store. He needed to tell me the following: Noam: Mommy, I am inside the Earth's belly! Me: You are? Noam: You are too! Me: Hmmm...interesting. Where did you learn
Where have I been? Where am I now? The events, people, places and relationships that brought me to this moment. 5777 was a momentous year. From the Cubs winning the World Series, to celebrating my daughter Sloan’s Bat Mitzvah, to seeing Hamilton, it was filled with many meaningful and enjoyable
On my 25th birthday I realized that all of my major life decisions had been made...and I wasn't at all sure I was happy with them. I had expected to marry young, my friends were getting married, I wasn't dating anyone. I had a graduate degree and a career, but
An Update on Hurricane Relief Efforts When Harvey wreaked havoc in Texas—you were there. Because of your generosity, we've provided much needed support to the Jewish community of Houston which was devastated by damage from the storm. The JCC flooded, Jewish schools are closed and Jewish families have been forced from
Where I am.... is not.... who I am. How I got here...... That is me...... Hineini....I am here . In our daily lives, owning and taking responsibility for what we say, and what we do, allows us the opportunity to engage and cope with the anxiety created by our impulsive
My mom often tells the story of when we first joined our family synagogue, when I was in second grade. We would go to Shabbat services on Saturday morning and I never actually stepped foot in the service. Instead, I ran around the lobby playing with my friends my age
When new assistant Rabbi Heaps asked me to write a Jeremiah Gem reflecting on where I came from and how it informed my spiritual life (I think that was her drift), I thought of something my Dad did for me in high school that taught me how to look at
