by Sylvia Krakauer | Jan 3, 2022 | From the Rabbi
Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: Robin and I hope everyone is staying well, healthy and safe. For those who are NOT feeling well or doing as well as they need to be, we wish you a refuah sh’layma – a quick and complete recovery. Throughout the COVID...
by Sylvia Krakauer | Nov 30, 2021 | From the Rabbi
Dear B’nai Shalom members, friends, and families: Coming up soon on the 10th of Tevet is the Fast of Asarah B’Tevet, one of the lesser-known, less completely understood fast days on our Jewish calendar. As with most of our fast days, the name of the fast:...
by Sylvia Krakauer | Oct 28, 2021 | From the Rabbi
Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: I believe it is worth reviewing and examining the single-most recited prayer in our daily liturgy line-up, the prayer by which a prayer service is even defined. I am referring to the Amidah, the “standing...
by Sylvia Krakauer | Oct 1, 2021 | From the Rabbi
Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: Having now completed the entire cycle of the “September”-Tishrei holidays, we have the longest “drought” and empty space on our Jewish calendar until the next time we come to a once-a-year...
by Sylvia Krakauer | Aug 31, 2021 | From the Rabbi
Dear B’nai Shalom Families, Members, and Friends: As you read this month’s bulletin, Jews worldwide are thinking about, and preparing for the upcoming High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This is part and parcel of the substantive and anticipatory getting...