by beth-ami | Mar 25, 2021 | Rabbi’s Remarks
Dear Friends, We’ve all taken a long journey over this past year. Just over a year ago – it was right after Purim – the world was thrown into the grips of a new plague. Our lives were altered almost overnight, and we were forced to face a formerly...
by Mordecai Miller | Jan 6, 2021 | Rabbi’s Remarks
Dear Friends, By the time you read this, we trust that the Capitol in Washington, DC, will have been made secure. This has truly been a day of sadness for the United States. We know that there are many among us who have been visibly shaken. How many of us ever...
by Mordecai Miller | Dec 11, 2020 | Rabbi’s Remarks
Sooner or later, we discover that finding ways to cope with adversity is essential, if we are to experience a measure of happiness in the course of our lives. Adversity takes on an infinite number of forms. Sickness, financial insecurity, cultural attitudes that...
by Mordecai Miller | Nov 26, 2020 | Rabbi’s Remarks
Dear Friends,Without doubt, this has been an “interesting” year. I mean this in the sense of the old curse, “May you live in interesting times!” In many ways the thought of celebrating a festival of Thanks” may seem ironic. Our hearts are...
by beth-ami | Oct 5, 2020 | Rabbi’s Remarks
“Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice.” —Proverbs 24:17 The book of Genesis describes the wickedness of five cities, Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboim, and Zoar. Despite Abraham’s pleading and God’s...
by beth-ami | Jul 24, 2020 | Rabbi’s Remarks
It’s hard to believe that the Corona Virus Pandemic has become a daily reality for close to five months. Who ever could have imagined how profoundly it would affect our lives? Routine activities like dining out, getting a haircut, going to a school, attending a...
