It’s The Journey: Shabbat Message from Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen
Tonight, we celebrate the women of Temple Beth El with our annual Sisterhood Shabbat service. What I have come to not only love, but to cherish about women is the […]
Blessed Is The Flame: Shabbat Message from Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen
“Light one candle for the Maccabee children, with thanks that their light didn’t die. Light one candle for the pain they endured, when their right to exist was denied…” We […]
Perspective: Shabbat Message from Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen
A fiddler on the roof… sounds crazy, no? Each of us…trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune…without breaking our necks! Recently departed Sheldon Harnick, z”l, lyricist of Fiddler on the […]
Nasso: Shabbat Message from Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen
Take a moment. If you could imagine your perfect day, what would it look like? Even say it out loud to yourself. In this week’s Torah portion, Nasso, God tells Moses, […]
On Courage: Shabbat Message from Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen
“The whole world is a very narrow bridge, and the most important part is not to be afraid.” […]
Borrowed Time: Shabbat Message from Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen
Have you ever noticed that when you borrow something from a friend or family member that you tend to take care of it better than you would if it was […]
Finding Faith: Shabbat Message from Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen
There is a saying that we often tend to look at events of the past through rose colored glasses. In fact, this phenomenon of seeing past negative events in a […]
Terumah: Shabbat Message from Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen
“You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give. -Winston Churchill In this week’s Torah Portion, Terumah, the people of Israel are instructed […]
L’Dor Vador: Shabbat Message from Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen
This weekend, we commemorate the Anniversary of Kristallnacht, also known as, “The Night of Broken Glass”. On November 9th, 1938, Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and […]