The Gift of Biennial
I was a Biennial neophyte, never having attended the conference until December 11-15, 2013. I had heard others rave about the experience and tell me they could not find words […]
I was a Biennial neophyte, never having attended the conference until December 11-15, 2013. I had heard others rave about the experience and tell me they could not find words […]
This week, our congregational contingent will travel to San Diego, California, to attend the Union for Reform Judaism Biennial Convention. I’ve always made an effort to engage in our larger […]
A little extra here… too little there… A young girl or boy looks in the mirror. What does s/he see? What does s/he think? We look in mirrors day in […]
Two years ago I made a somewhat hasty decision to move from the northeast to a warmer climate. I was done shoveling snow. My youngest was going off to college […]
It was just four weeks ago when we all sat in worship and were invited to acknowledge our strengths and own our shortcomings. Perhaps, you, like me, took some time […]
Simchat Torah is an exciting time here at the Temple. We march around the Sanctuary, our young children recite the Shema and receive tiny Torah scrolls for Consecration, we unroll […]
For those of you whom I have not yet met, my name is Malcolm Bloom and I am proud and to stand before you today as President of the Board […]
There are some things in life that are worth paying a little extra money for. I live by the old cliché that when a deal seems too good to be […]
Shana tova umitukah – best wishes for a sweet New Year – is the traditional greeting as we complete the cycle of one year in the Jewish calendar and enter […]
I remember my first day “on the job” which was Rosh Hashanah five years ago. I stood beside Gary Wilkinson, who was our Temple President, and wondered how I would […]