Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), This week, I have had two observations about living in the Valley: 1) After December 31, it is virtually impossible to buy decent apple cider anywhere;…
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Messages & Musings
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Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Let me once again wish you and yours a happy and healthy 2019. This past holiday weekend, we partook in a Haberer household tradition — watching…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), So this is it – the very last Shabbat of 2018. Some of us are sorry to see it go; for others, the ball cannot drop…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), It’s hard to believe we’re already in the final days of 2018. When it began, I noted the 18, the numerical value of Chai, or Life,…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), I hope you and your families and friends had a wonderful Chanukah. To me, there is nothing like all eight candles of the menorah burning brightly….
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), I just returned from a very remarkable four days at the Israeli American Council’s 5th annual conference in Hollywood, Florida. More than 3,200 participants heard from…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), I hope you all had a wonderful and meaningful Thanksgiving. It’s amazing for me to realize that Chanukah starts next week! The festival of lights reminds…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), It was just last week that our brothers and sisters in Israel were dodging hundreds of missiles fired from neighboring Gaza. Though this week has been…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), I am sad to be writing this Shabbat message and about this week’s parsha in the wake of this latest conflict with Gaza. As someone who has visited…
From The Jewish Federations of North America: After the intense 24-hour period of conflict in the Gaza region, an unofficial ceasefire seems to be holding. There have been no reported…