Can you believe it, here we are, we will be celebrating Passover again. A year has flown by and again we clean our pantries, freeze bread and other items to make space for matza, macaroons, gefillte fish and, and, and …. Metamucil is preparing for their most exclusive sale period of the year, Matza and…
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Are Our Cell Phones Our Egypt?
Passover and the first and second night Seders just happened. We planned or attended a Seder, we reunited with family and friends, we told the story of exodus again, and we enjoyed symbolic food and a great dinner. When we counted the 10 plagues we placed a drop of wine in our plates for each…
Passover Greetings from Rabbi Ben Sternman & Steve Jacobs, President
Dear Congregants, Passover marks a uniquely special time in the Jewish calendar, commemorating Judaism’s foremost traditions of freedom, faith and family. Your are most likely in the midst of preparations, ready to unite with your families and friends to celebrate, follow our traditions and read again our story of exodus which celebrates our liberation from…
A Passover Tale
Storyteller was a real profession some time ago and it still is in certain countries. There have been some serious storytellers in my family so maybe I am just trying to keep up with the tradition. Passover is approaching and I was thinking back to one of my fondest memories. In general we used to…
The Fascinating Evolution of the Purim-Spiel
“Today is Purim, tomorrow it’s gone – Give us a penny, and throw us out!” The humble yet beloved Purim spiel (“play” in Yiddish) is the only genuine folk theater that has survived a thousand years of European culture, and in our day has morphed and flourished. Let’s take a quick look at this amazing…