Tag: congregation emeth
Religion: Spread the light of understanding
As the days grow shorter through the Winter Solstice, I find myself seeking moments of light even more. Judaism and many other religions have...
Religion: The Shofar’s call awakens the season
While on vacation this summer, one morning my husband and I awoke to a loud alarm. Within seconds we realized the sound was coming...
Religion: Grief and Joy on Simchat Torah
The Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah marks the end and beginning of the annual Torah reading cycle. The direct translation is “Rejoicing with the...
Religion: Listen!
The Jewish High Holidays begin at sundown Wednesday, Oct. 2, with the onset of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It continues until sundown...
Religion: We will build the world from loving kindness
At the end of the school year, my childhood rabbi gave us the same homework assignment every summer: Read a good book; take a...
Religion: Why is this night different from all other nights?
“Why is this night different from all other nights?” On Monday, April 22, Jews around the world will recite this question during their Passover...
Religion: Was it not just for this moment?
I was born in the shadow of the Holocaust. My earliest memories are of Holocaust survivors coming to our house, telling their stories to...
Religion: The cracked pot
The Jewish prayerbook includes a morning prayer that says: “In God’s goodness, day after day, God renews creation.” God did not set the world...
Religion: Hanukkah—Spreading light in the darkness
The past two months have been a painful period in Jewish history. On Oct. 7, as Jews around the world were celebrating the holiday...
Religion: Take courage, hope in God
On Oct. 27, 2018, as Jews gathered in Sabbath worship at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, we were horrified with the...
