Shards
The desert heat was relentless. Had they not bathed in the cool, wide waters of the Nile?
What’s On
June 2021 Bulletin
Read about what’s going on in our congregation and community.
The Exiled Heart
Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz News, Sermon Bamidbar
Thousands of miles away from our immediate, local concern, is a country and a region in crisis; in the grips of renewed violence where the horrific count of casualties is rising relentlessly.
The Big Idea
Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz News, Sermon Behar-Bechukotai
Never was their a more odd pairing of Torah portions than Behar-Bechukotai.
Re-writing and Writing a Torah of Inclusivity
Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz News, Sermon Emor
When I scout out the Torah portion for the week, I must admit that I quietly profess faith that the Parashah will render unto me some deeper insight that meets the moment.
Death, Life and Rebirth: The Genius of Leviticus
Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz News, Sermon Acharei-mot Kedoshim
Contrary to popular opinion, I’m rather a fan of the Torah’s bête noire middle child.
Fueling the Fire
Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz News, Sermon Shemini
I was in my early twenties and visiting a friend in Groningen, a quaint historic city in the northernmost reaches of the Netherlands.
Listen Up– It’s Passover
Secretary News, Sermon Shabbat HaGadol
This d’var for Shabbat HaGadol is by Peter Rubenstein. Today is Shabbat HaGadol, the Great Sabbath, the Shabbat before the beginning of Passover. This is the sentence with which I started my Bar Mitzvah speech in 1959. Upon reflecting on this particular day over the past 60+ years, I have been impressed with how important […]
April 2021 Bulletin
Read about what’s going on in our congregation and community.
2021 Special Pesach Guide
Information on Pesach services and our communal second seder.
