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In the early '80s, in New Jersey, we "converted" from Conservative to Reform Judaism (a story in itself) and started going to Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick. At our first Friday night...
by Cantor Kim HarrisTemple Beth-El, Northbrook, IllinoisIn our "old" prayerbook, Sha'arei T'fillah - Gates of Prayer, that siddur which we fondly call "Gates of Blue," there is a particular English...
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All stories that teach a lesson are "true,"but some are also factual.This story is true and factual...Based on an event that occurred in 1999Although my role as Program Chair of the International...
Over the last few years we've had the opportunity to experience worship services in Reform synagogues both in Israel and America. The similarities and differences have been interesting to observe...
First ResponseAmidst the chase to catch the commuter train into NYC and the funk of waking early and without yet imbibing my first gulp of boldly brewed Starbuck's, it was a day like any other....
My son, Noah, is a precocious young teen who - as is common among precocious young teens - ardently resists nearly everything I say. To my delight, however, he quite willingly began attending...
Singer Debbie Friedman helped me find something I often lacked during childhood and young adulthood. She helped me discover a love for my faith and the beauty and meaning of many prayers. I saw...
I'd like to do a series of posts on this blog about prayer. But, before I discuss specific prayers, I think we need to first discuss the concept of prayer itself. Prayer is about relationship - a...
Rabbi Hillel, a great teacher who lived from approximately 30 BCE until 10CE, taught us one of the most important precepts of our faith, "AlTifrosh Min Hatzibbur - Do not separate yourselves from...
The Lord, the Lord is gracious and compassionate, patient, and abounding in kindness and faithfulness, assuring love for a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin, and...
