April 18, 2018
April 18, 2018
Dear Friends, Tomorrow is Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) and in the spirit of solidarity with Jews all over the world, we honor and celebrate the centrality of the Jewish State in
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April 11, 2018
April 11, 2018
Dear Friends, Passover may be over, but its primary message about freedom lingers freshly in all of our hearts. Through the rituals of the Seder and the words of the haggadah we collectively embrace
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April 4, 2018
Dear Friends, During the days of Passover, it is customary to read a special portion from the Book of Exodus. In it, Moses yearns to behold God’s presence. God responds by
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A Brief History of the Jews in Hungary
My family (on my mother’s side) came from Hungary. Some have attributed my love of food from this family lineage. Others have said it is the source of my short
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March 28, 2018
Dear Friends, On Friday night, Jews around the world will begin the celebration of Passover. Throughout history, the Seder meal has provided a sense of family, Jewish identity and hopes
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March 21, 2018
Dear Friends, Passover begins on Friday night, March 30, but Jews around the world begin preparing for Passover many weeks ahead of time. One way to prepare involves the custom of
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March 14, 2018
Dear Friends, This week, in congregations all over the world, we begin reading from the Book of Leviticus, which is filled with laws about everything in life, including hundreds of
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March 7, 2018
Dear Friends, With the reading of our Torah portion this week, we come to the end of the Book of Exodus. At the completing of any book of the Torah, it
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Purim & Passover: Two Models for Human Redemption
This year, Purim and Passover both fall in the month of March, which invites a rare opportunity to discuss these holidays together in the same bulletin article. It is interesting
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February 28, 2018
Dear Friends, Tonight marks the beginning of Purim (which we will celebrate at HCRJ on Friday night). Purim is a holiday with many faces. One face is rather serious. It is one of
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