Lifecycle Rituals

Small silhouette of a person standing against the night sky as if to represent the enormity of the universe

My Big Question: God, The Milky Way, Miracles, and More

Richard Reiss

April 7, 2021

The enormous question for me, then, has always been: Is God watching? When I began to understand computers, I realized that, yes, one thing could follow billions of people if those people were nothing more than data points on a revolving planet with polar icecaps.

Yellow alarm clock fading away at the edges as if to represent the passage of time

Jewish Rituals and Symbols

The Omer: Finding Hope and Wisdom in the Counting of Time

Rabbi Allison Berry

April 1, 2021

Counting is never more important than between Passover and Shavuot; we call this ritual counting the Omer. Each day we recite a blessing marking that this period of time is meant to be one time of reflection, revelation, and change.

Sad woman sitting on a wooden floor holding her head in her hands as if in grief

Death and Mourning

Distancing Closeness: A New Way of Mourning

Rabbinic Pastor/Cantor Lisa L. Levine

November 5, 2020

Gathering in grief gives us a window into the blessings of life. Jewish tradition does this so well – which makes it all the more difficult to cope with loss in the time of COVID-19.

Purple and blue brushstroke painting by artist Julie Silver

Lifecycle Rituals

Finding Healing, Finding Hope: The Powers of Poetry

C.E. Harrison

September 22, 2020

In a time as devastating as the COVID-19 pandemic, people heal in many different ways. For Cantor/Rabbinic Pastor Lisa Levine, healing comes in the form of music and poetry.

Black and white image of a young and smiling TV star Robert Clary

Introduction to Judaism

Alliance, Resilience, and Repairing a Broken World: Lessons from a Jewish Sitcom Star

Barrett Clemmensen Powell

September 10, 2020

One person can change your life forever. For me, this person was Robert Clary, an entertainer and author who rose to fame starring as Corporal Louis LeBeau on the classic sitcom "Hogan’s Heroes."

Lifecycle Rituals

My Big Question: God, The Milky Way, Miracles, and More

The Omer: Finding Hope and Wisdom in the Counting of Time

Distancing Closeness: A New Way of Mourning

Finding Healing, Finding Hope: The Powers of Poetry

Alliance, Resilience, and Repairing a Broken World: Lessons from a Jewish Sitcom Star

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