“Rabbi Akiva says sing every day; sing every day” (Sanhedrin 99a-99b). The sages of our tradition rarely repeated words unless there was something [...]

Throughout my childhood, my dad would periodically share with me and my brother, Lee, about where he was and what he was [...]

Every Thursday morning in our 5th and 6th grade tefillah, we sing Psalm 150. The ancient words are no stumbling block for our [...]

לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר, וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are [...]

During the year, our little one enjoys Wise parenting center classes and spends most of her days busy at ballet class or [...]

הֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּ יְהֹוָ֤ה ׀ אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ (ונשוב) [וְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָה] חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ כְּקֶֽדֶם׃Return us, God, to You, and let us come back. Renew our days of old (Lamentations 5:21).Hashiveinu, Adonai, [...]

נַחֲמ֥וּ נַחֲמ֖וּ עַמִּ֑י Comfort, oh comfort My people (Isaiah 40:1). Tonight at sundown marks the beginning of Tisha b’Av, the 9th of the [...]

הוֹד֣וּ לַיהֹוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Praise God, for God is goodness. God’s steadfast love is everlasting(Psalm 118:1)Early next week, we will chant Hallel–psalms of [...]