by Webmaster | Aug 30, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Identity
Avinu Malkeinu is one of the most powerful and evocative of the High Holiday prayers. Said during the standing prayer, the Amidah, on both Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur it speaks to a vision of God as an all powerful parent watching over us. It is eternal. And yet, in...
by Webmaster | Aug 27, 2021 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
The synagogue is the only place I see my grandmother sit still. We are positioned in the balcony together, behind a curtain, gazing down onto the wrapped bodies of men. Vigorously turning pages, they bow, move, and pray, standing as close to each other as they stand...
by Webmaster | Aug 26, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are a time for renewal and repentance. Each year we are encouraged to pause and reflect on who we have been and chart a new path forward. On Yom Kippur, we read in the liturgy that teshuvah (repentance), tefillah (prayer), and tzedakah...
by Davi Cheng | Aug 24, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed us, how we interact with people, how we behave and how we live. This year, with the surge of the Covid Delta variant, our synagogue leadership has decided to hold services virtually – yet again. The High Holy Days, (in Hebrew,...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jul 28, 2021 | Identity
Jenni Rudolph was just three years old when the teacher at her Jewish preschool taught her the musical notes in treble clef. The recent graduate of the Berklee College of Music admits that it may have been a bit advanced, still it was a pivotal moment, “I truly credit...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jul 22, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
Romance and music go hand to hand, which is why Talya Solan is launching a new Hebrew music channel just in time for Tu B’Av, the Jewish holiday of love which begins on Friday night. Solan also heads own musical group Yamma has an international audience for versions...
