Week 2: Healing | Counting the Omer with Rabbi Debra Robbins
The 49 days between Passover and Shavuot are called the Omer, and represent our journey from redemption to revelation, where we receive the gift of Torah. These days are seen as […]
Week 1: Awakening | Counting the Omer with Rabbi Debra Robbins
The 49 days between Passover and Shavuot are called the Omer, and represent our journey from redemption to revelation, where we receive the gift of Torah. These days are seen as […]
New Each Day – Counting the Omer with Rabbi Debra Robbins
During the holiday of Passover, we celebrate the miracle when the Holy One redeemed us from slavery in Egypt. This is meant to be a deeply personal experience. Eating matzah […]
A Change of Season: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Elana Rabishaw
In a place like Boca Raton, it is easy to forget about seasons. I seldom check the weather before getting dressed in the morning because it is usually either hot […]
The Conductor: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Elana Rabishaw
“A reform, conservative, and orthodox rabbi walk into a hotel…” Yes, this could be the beginning of any number of jokes, but it also was my Sunday afternoon. In rabbinical […]
Bringing the Light: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Elana Rabishaw
Once upon a time, a community designed a new sanctuary. Each Shabbat, the congregation grew more excited. Finally, the sanctuary was ready! At its dedication, everyone came and marveled at […]
In Person-From Israel: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Elana Rabishaw
Somehow, I captured the entire essence of the State of Israel in a single picture with three simple words. Outside an apartment building in Tel Aviv reads a sign, “We […]
Our College Students – The Future Is Bright: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Elana Rabishaw
It’s just who we are. Last week, I drove around Florida and visited with some college students who grew up at Temple Beth El. I wanted to hear about their […]
A Whole-Hearted Elul: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates & Rabbi Elana Rabishaw
Justice (tzedek), justice shall you pursue, that you may thrive and occupy the land that G-d is giving you (Deuteronomy 16:20) You must be wholehearted with Adonai your G-d. (Deuteronomy […]
Pinchas: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Elana Rabishaw
In the book of Genesis, God calls to Abraham, and says to Abraham to take your son, your favorite son, who you love, to the land of Moriah. There is […]