by Sylvia Krakauer | Oct 29, 2019 | From the Rabbi
Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: Having only recently concluded the final holiday celebrations of the many festivals found in the Hebrew month of Tishrei, we now find ourselves in the longest stretch of non-holiday time on the entire Jewish calendar....
by Sylvia Krakauer | Sep 23, 2019 | From the Rabbi
Dear B’nai Shalom Families, Members, and Friends: As you will be reading this, we will be on the cusp of the beginning of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. And of course, with Tishrei, we will be experiencing the month on the Hebrew calendar with the most holidays,...
by Sylvia Krakauer | Aug 26, 2019 | From the Rabbi
Dear B’nai Shalom Families, Members, and Friends: At the most recent gathering of my weekly Shiur (Shabbat afternoon class) during Seudah Shlisheet (the traditional Third meal, Shabbat afternoon), we engaged in a lively, interesting, and informative conversation...
by Sylvia Krakauer | Jul 21, 2019 | From the Rabbi
Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: It is possible, even LIKELY that, when one reads the daily newspapers, or listens to the radio news, or watches the television broadcast news, one becomes upset, depressed, morose, or filled with a feeling of defeat....
by Sylvia Krakauer | Jun 25, 2019 | From the Rabbi
Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: Even though we just recently completed the period of time on the Jewish calendar known as “Sefirat HaOmer,” the “Counting of the Omer,” a partial mourning period, we now turn our attention to ANOTHER, far more intense...