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Sorry is the Hardest Word (Cantor Ashkenazy)
August 8, 2021 by nssadmin • Uncategorized • 0 Comments
While it seems like summer just started, the High Holidays fall early this year and are fast approaching (and if you really want to induce panic in a clergy member just say that phrase to them.) Erev Rosh Hashanah, which always is on the first of Tishri (the Head of the Year), falls in our […]
Hope (Beth Bucheister)
July 26, 2021 by nssadmin • Blog • 0 Comments
I never expected to be stepping into the role of President at North Shore Synagogue. I think of all those who walked this path before me, each one with their own dreams and plans for the future. And now, as I enter this role after one of the most unprecedented years of physical and emotional […]
Planning in a Pandemic (Rabbi Shalhevet)
November 28, 2020 by nssadmin • Blog • 0 Comments
As I write this message, we have just recently completed our High Holy Day season. The High Holy Day season does not end with Yom Kippur, but rather also includes, Sukkot, Sh’mini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah. It’s quite a run. And when it ends after Simchat Torah, we enter into a month called “Mar Cheshvan.” […]
Comfort in the Rhythm of Life (Cantor Ashkenazy)
November 27, 2020 by nssadmin • Blog • 0 Comments
As the leaves change colors and fall to the ground, The Byrd’s “Turn! Turn! Turn!” plays on loop in my head. Inspired by the text of the third chapter of Ecclesiastes, we are reminded of the ebb and flow of our universe, as well as our existence. The text also speaks to matters beyond our […]
Picket Fences (Rabbi Shalhevet)
August 20, 2021 by nssadmin • Blog • 0 Comments
A television series titled Picket Fences ran on CBS from 1992-1996. David E. Kelly, producer and writer of Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal, Boston Legal, The Practice and others also created this one. Mr. Kelly writes wonderful dialogue with intelligent banter and entertaining plots. Picket Fences was his first show. In my opinion, the name itself […]