My Jewish Conversion Journey
After many years of partaking in Jewish practices as an outsider, I had one more question for Izzy: How can I join?
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Shabbat Kumzitz
As the sun set, giving way to the beauty of the reflection of the sanctuary in those glass panels, our voices began to find a rhythm.
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The Power of Eastern European Cantorial Music
As I listened to Hazzan Mizrahi sing, he transported me back to that little shul when I was nine or ten and allowed me to reexperience that soulful music.
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Chanukah 5782
At the concert’s conclusion, the final light of the chanukiyah was lit, bright on the bimah. Our temple had been rededicated.
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Mi Shebeirach and Interfaith Connections
Recently, I was thinking about the power of our prayers of healing, my involvement in interfaith dialogue, and my deep and longstanding friendships.
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Welcoming A Syrian Family"Barbara Shapiro and I were filled with nervous excitement recently as we drove to Logan Airport to finally welcome another young Syrian family, eight years after our first TBE-sponsored Syrian refugee families arrived."Read the full post