We Begin Our Days with Gratitude: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Greg Weisman
Thousands of years ago, the rabbis suggested that the first words out of our mouths upon awakening should be “I offer thanks to You, ever-living Ruler, that You have restored […]
Elul – Awakening : Shabbat Message by Rabbi Elana Rabishaw
In his book, The Time Keeper, Mitch Albom poses the following challenge to his readers: “Try to imagine a life without timekeeping.” He recognized that, “you probably can’t. You know […]
Who Brings Forth Bread From the Earth?: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Greg Weisman
“Hamotzi Lechem min Ha’aretz, we give thanks to God for bread…” Each week we celebrate Shabbat with our youngest in our Early Learning Center, on our Bima on Friday evening, […]
Musical Inspiration: Shabbat Message from Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen
Interlochen Arts Camp was my second home during my high school years. I spent four glorious summers at this beautiful center for the Arts in the northern part of Michigan, […]
Listen … Love: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Dan Levin
Astronomers teach that the universe is more than 13 billion years old. They also teach that the earth is around 4.6 billion years old. Human beings emerged only 300,000 years […]
Consecrating Dread: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Dan Levin
This morning, like every morning, I woke up and grabbed my phone. I immediately logged onto my standard set of Israeli news outlets, waiting to see if “the attack” had […]
Espirit de Corps: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Greg Weisman
For the past week, many of us have been enjoying the Summer Olympics. Last weekend, my family and I watched the opening ceremonies together, and as each nations’ athletes were […]
Divine Inspiration and Aspiration: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Greg Weisman
Of the many things I love about our Jewish tradition, near the top is the fact that we are an aspirational people and ours is an aspirational tradition. Rather than […]
May Your Eyes Shine with the Light of the Torah: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Laila Haas
In this week’s Torah portion, Balak, king of the Moabites, is fearful of the Israelites’ strength and numbers. He sends for Balaam the Prophet to curse the Israelites. Balaam’s journey […]
For the Sake of Goodness: Shabbat Message from Cantor Jake Harris
You are not obligated to complete the work, neither are you free to abandon it. – Pirkei Avot 2:16 Throughout history, there have been individuals dedicated to lessening the anguish […]
