Wise Words – Monday, June 15, 2026
On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that enslaved people were free. This moment came [...]
Wise Words – Monday, April 27, 2026
This past weekend, our community gathered for the Kolot HaDorot concert, marking 50 years of women in the cantorate. It was an evening of music [...]
Wise Words – Monday, February 23, 2026
This month, Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) comes to a close. Throughout the month of February, we have been invited to [...]
Search for Meaning with Cantor Lauren Blasband-Roth
In this episode of Search for Meaning, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback sits down with Cantor Lauren Blasband-Roth for a thoughtful conversation [...]
Wise Words – Monday, January 26, 2026
This week we read from Parshat Beshalach, a parsha filled with movement, courage, and song. After generations of enslavement, the Israelites stand at the [...]
Wise Words – Monday, January 12, 2026
“A cantor is not simply a musician for a congregation, but a spiritual leader who gives voice to the prayer, hopes, and [...]
Wise Words – Monday, December 29, 2025
This week, we arrive at Parshat Vayechi, the final Torah portion of the book of Genesis. It is a parsha filled with endings, [...]
Wise Words – Monday, November 10, 2025
In this week’s Torah portion, Chayei Sarah, our matriarch, Sarah, dies. וַיִּהְיוּ֙ חַיֵּ֣י שָׂרָ֔ה מֵאָ֥ה שָׁנָ֛ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְשֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים שְׁנֵ֖י חַיֵּ֥י שָׂרָֽה׃ [...]
Wise Words – Monday, September 29, 2025
Ever since I was little, the High Holy Days have felt different from all other holidays. Even as a child, before I [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, July 11 2025
It is with immense joy and gratitude that I write to you as Cantor Lauren for the very first time. While this [...]