June 1, 2015
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Summer is here in all its scorching Houston glory. For many, summer months demand finding ways to occupy children in creative ways. For others, the long hours of summer daylight
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May 1, 2015
What’s in a Legacy
If you were to evaluate your life today and carefully examine the various twists and turns that have come to define you, what is the story you would tell others?
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Honey, Springtime and a Hive of Our Own
This month we begin with a riddle: Name the only two products that are kosher to eat which come from something that is not kosher to eat. The first answer
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From Russia With Love
My father’s side of the family is from Russia. As a child, I loved hearing stories of how my Pappa Shel left home in his late teens with hopes of
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Memory and Meaning
One of my earliest childhood memories took place when I was a toddler. I could not have been much older than two or three years old. Oddly, the memory is
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Aging with Grace is Something to Embrace
A week after the High Holy Days, my wife Beckye looked at me and said, “It’s time to shave.” Apparently, the grey in my beard was making me look old,
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Love at First Bite
When I was 3 years old, my family moved from Detroit, Michigan and headed west. We ended up in San Diego, California where I was to spend my formative years.
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Global Tensions Remind Us of Local Responsibilities
Interfaith relations in the United States have experienced a summer of trial and tribulation. In the context of Jewish relations with Christians and Muslims, these stresses have been relentless and
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Pitching Our Tent for All Who Wish to Enter
Over the course of the past year, our congregation has been actively engaged in a city-wide effort to develop new strategies to engage the broader Jewish community. This project, sponsored
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Cantor-In- Residence
It is with great excitement that I announce to the congregation a year-long exploration into the world of Jewish music with Cantor Vadim Tunitsky. I would like to emphasize from
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