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Shabbat Shalom Articles October 06, 2008Pack Some Heat! Rabbi Leiby Burnham Life was getting rough for Miguel Sanchez. No more were the glory days of “coyotes,” the illegal immigrant smugglers who plied their trade along the porous Mexican-American border. Back then, he could charge $1,500 a head, shove 20 people in the back of a truck, cross the border at night, leave them in the middle of the harsh New Mexico desert, and... October 05, 2008A Sweet New Year Yehoshua Halevi We dip in honey for a sweet new year - so a trip to the bee farm and the honey factory seemed in order. A look back at how the honey got to your table, from honey to bee. Shana Tova U'metuka! Have a sweet new year! September 25, 2008You DO Have a Prayer Andrew J. Neff As we get ready for Yom Kippur, I have a question: What is Kol Nidre all about? Why do we say Kol Nidre on Yom Kippur? Or, more importantly, why is Kol Nidre – which means “All vows” – the last thing we say before the start of Yom Kippur, the holiest of holy days... What is the big deal about vows? September 25, 2008Melonie and Rick Elise Nerenberg Melonie came to work with me as a Social Worker, and it was like a ray of light lit up our hospital. She was beautiful--5'10' with strawberry blond hair and large blue eyes. But it was her inner beauty that drew you even more. Although not a religious Jew, Melonie had a strong Jewish identity and a fierce love for the State of Israel. Melonie and I... September 24, 2008She’s Marbelous! Renee Chernin One could never say my friend Mira has lost her marbles. In fact, she has every one of them, 444 and counting... September 24, 2008Shofarot Yehoshua Halevi Rosh Hashana - Yom Teruah - We call out with the horn of a ram or ibex or gazelle or antelope... "May the utterance of our lips be pleasant before You...and may You accept with mercy and favor..." September 24, 2008Selichot - Preparing for Rosh Hashana Yitz Woolf As the month of Elul draws to a close, and Rosh Hashana is fast approaching, the drive for repentance becomes more urgent. We pray for forgiveness and for God to have mercy on us in the Selichot service. September 23, 2008Rosh Hashanah Reflections: Benefiting Our Great Nation By Drawing On Our Faith Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb We are approaching the start of a new year, during which America will elect a new leader. As we use this time to reflect on our lives and how we lead them, I feel it would also be most appropriate to reflect on religion in general -- and Judaism in particular -- and how we lead our lives as Jews in this great American nation. |
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