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Our Liberation from Mitzrayim
March brings spring along with the festival of Passover. Passover, with its Seder rituals and story of freedom is one of my favorite Jewish holidays. The story of…
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COVID, COMMUNITY, AND CONNECTION
Beautiful autumn colors lift my spirits as I write this column. Fall 2020 is a difficult time for many people and I am not immune. How do I…
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Doing the hard work… by Robin Levine-Ritterman
I join with so many Americans in grief and anger at the senseless killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. And I grieve even more for…
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CONNECTING WHILE SEPARATE
The Coronavirus pandemic is a time like none other in our lives. The loss of control, of daily routine and physical intimacy have impacted many of us in…
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The URJ Biennial: Exhausting and Exhilarating
Five thousand Jews talking, singing and praying together in a convention center in Chicago. More Jewish music than you can imagine. The Second City Chicago improvisational comedy theater…
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Audacious Hospitality
“Temple Emanuel is a warm, caring, and open community. As a small but growing Reform synagogue, our members have the opportunity to know one another and to have meaningful…
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Time of Renewal
As you read this column, the rhythms of fall are beginning. The trees are starting to change color and the weather should be cooling off. For many of…
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President’s column, Summer 2019
I take a deep breath as I begin my term as president of Temple Emanuel. It is an honor to be given the responsibility to lead our congregation…
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Everything has to do with loving and not loving
This column is the last I will write as president of TE. It’s hard for me to take in the reality that nearly 2 years have passed since…
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We stand together for Kaddish
Joan and I recently heard a string quartet concert devoted entirely to elegies. The music was so moving, the audience so quiet, I thought about how we give…
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Eye on Safety
Since the October attack on Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill Pittsburgh, synagogues and other institutions across the country have been working on ways to keep our…
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President’s column (September)
A small but hearty group of TE members, along with Rabbi Michael Farbman, visited Israel in July. Our guide was an Israeli kibbutznick, originally from South Africa, who…