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Rosh Hashanah 5781 ~ Evening 2 ~ Thoughts

Main idea: lessons from zochreinu lechayim, remember us for life, the basic add-on for the ten days of teshuvah, repentance     Shanah tovah! Welcome to our second night of Rosh Hashanah, led by Cantor Axelrod. I want to thank her for being with us, and for...

Rosh Hashanah 5781 ~ day 1 ~ Thoughts

  Main Idea: What we need for our salvation is right in front of our eyes, we need to act and adapt, that’s how we survived many other plagues.     Our services were vastly different this year, I know, from whatever you experienced last year. I...

Rosh Hashanah 5781~ Evening 1 ~ Thoughts

First Evening Main idea: growth and meaning, together, in our 500-page journey depends on each of us embracing intentionality in our practice     Welcome everyone to our first virtual RH evening service. Adath Israel has worked very hard to make this...

In the Dark

In the Dark is a great podcast, which is ending, but is an incredible trip on how racism plays a part in the justice system of the South. The case made its way to the Supreme Court this past July. Curtis Flowers, from Mississippi, endured nearly 23 years behind bars,...

A story I love

This is a great story for inspiring us for the hard internal work for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Enjoy!   Alexander the Great came to the king of Katzya, and was shown much silver and gold. Said he: “I didn’t come to see your silver and gold; I came to see...