December 2016 | Kislev /Tevet 5777

Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: At the suggestion of several attendees at my weekly shiur (class), I am including in this month’s article, points of interest and facts gleaned from a few of the most recent shiurim (classes that you might find...

October 2016 | Elul 5776/Tishrei 5777

Dear B’nai Shalom Families, Members, and Friends: Having begun reciting the extra prayer, “L’Dovid,” (Psalm 27) with the first day of the Hebrew month of Elul and continuing up to the holiday of Simchat Torah, it is well worth examining a portion of this selection for...

September 2016 | Av/Elul 5776

Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: As you will be reading this month’s bulletin, we will be preparing to enter the Hebrew month of Elul.  Many people may recognize the name “Elul” as the month that precedes Rosh Hashanah and all the...

August 2016 | Tammuz/Av 5776

Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: While summertime is a time of great joy, pleasure, and relaxation for many people (as noted in my article in LAST MONTH’S BULLETIN), there is a portion of the summer that does not match the joyfulness that often...

July 2016 | Sivan/Tammuz 5776

Dear B’nai Shalom members, friends, and families: With summer upon us, many families begin to view the calendar through the eyes of teachers and students. That is to say, family members who-despite the fact they are obligated by the requirements of their...