This week we read the double portion of Tazria-Metzorah. Metzorah talks about the proper purification ritual for leprosy, both for the afflicted person, and their home. It also talks about the emission of bodily fluids. Hmmmm…..this doesn’t seem like a very pleasant lesson to be learning on what is
Beloved Friends, As I shared a few months ago, I have been engaged in developing a pedagogy of wellbeing. This work is part of a fellowship program sponsored by the Jewish experiential education think tank known as M2. My focus is on a pedagogy that cultivates curiosity as a
I am sure it is going to come as an absolute shock to you that Parshat B’shalach, which contains the infamous Song of the Sea, is my absolute favorite Parsha in all of Torah. In all seriousness, this Parsha is truly a Cantor’s dream. Not only is there the
This week’s Torah portion, “Vayechi” (and he lived), is near and dear to my heart. It was my Bat Mitzvah portion when I became Bat Mitzvah during my year in Israel twelve years ago at Kehilat Ohel Avraham in Haifa. It was such an amazing day, one that I
Temple Jeremiah is part of a special partnership of nine local Reform congregations to raise money to provide Magen David Adom (MDA) and the people of Israel with a new Life Support ambulance in honor of Israel’s 75th anniversary. MDA is Israel’s national emergency medical service, provider of the
Meet our 2022 Artist-In-Residence Rabbi Pamela Wax! Rabbi Wax's first full-length poetry book, Walking the Labyrinth, was published in May to wide acclaim. Poet Jessica Greenbaum wrote of it, "If you want to know the powers of poetry to transform experience—and how a rabbi transforms grief—follow the thread
Don’t forget to change your clocks this weekend, fall back! Families and friends, please join us for a lively, festive, musical Family Shabbat service this Friday, November 4th at 6:30 p.m., featuring Shir Joy and our third-grade students. We will be using our brand new Mishkan Tefillah for Youth
Want to speak out to end gun violence? Here is something you can do TODAY! This is time sensitive so do this within the next few days. Here is a simple action plan – it only takes a handful of clicks: Ø Look up people running for federal house and senate
I don’t know about you, but I feel as though we are reliving our stories in the book of Numbers this year. This book tells the story of the first census of ancestors, the gerrymandering of the land, scouts giving false reports, and a leader so dead set on
Here are a number of resources to guide parents and families in speaking to their children about tragedy, especially those based in man-made violence. The following may help both children and parents to process these unthinkable occurrences. Resources for Parents and Families (From the Union for Reform Judaism) "After
