Rosh Hashanah Day One | Rabbi David Russo | September 7, 2021
DisembArking: Rosh Hashanah, Day 1 Rabbi David Russo Shana tova! When late night host Stephen Colbert returned to having a live audience for his show in June, just a few months ago, he began his opening monologue, saying: “I am so glad that quarantine restrictions have been lifted. It’s the only reason that I can Continue Reading »
Rosh Hashanah Day One | Rabbi Michael Siegel | September 7, 2021
Catching Our Tears: Finding Our Humanity and our Judaism Rabbi Michael S. Siegel Rosh Hashanah 2021 In my hand I hold a small clay bottle. It can easily be mistaken for a random piece of pottery discovered on a dig in Israel. But it had a very specific purpose. This is a facsimile of an Continue Reading »
Rosh Hashanah Day One | Rabbi David Russo | September 19, 2020
Shana tova! Don’t you love it when someone reframes or changes your perspective on something that you’ve thought about forever? I want to let you in on two facts about me, both of them geeky. First, I’m part of a Facebook group called Ask the Beit Midrash. People ask random questions about Jewish thought, and Continue Reading »
Rosh Hashanah Day One | Rabbi D'ror Chankin-Gould | September 19, 2020
I couldn’t put down my phone. I was in Galena, on a short vacation with my family. We rented a house in the midst of nature. It was glorious. The space to breathe without a mask was healing. The time away from responsibilities was liberating. But I couldn’t stop checking my email. And my texts. Continue Reading »
