Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), It’s the first week of September and the Shabbat entering Labor Day weekend. And I can feel things shifting to a higher gear as we begin…
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Messages & Musings
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Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Can we really be heading into the very last Shabbat of August? That means that Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year 5781 is less than three…
In recent days, a few things I have been involved with and encountered have lead me to this week’s Shabbat message theme. And that theme, which I first heard from…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), And the beat goes on…. Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate. Regardless of anyone’s political leanings, certainly a historic pick….
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), While I am sure the fallout of the pandemic has affected people differently, this week I took notice of a few people I know who have…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), This past week, someone, and I cannot remember who, aptly described that since the pandemic, “the days are long and the weeks are short”. I think…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), As this week comes to an end there are several new beginnings off of the top of my head. First, we are entering the first chapter…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), One of my favorite songs of all time is American Pie, by Don McLean. My father, z”l, used to make fun of the lyrics, as I…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), This week marks almost the fourth month since COVID-19 turned our lives upside down. We certainly have spent a great deal of time discussing the many…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Somehow, with all the craziness we are coping with in our world, the 4th of July has crept up on us. It’s really kind of hard…