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My friends, here we are again. Another tragic shooting at yet another house of worship. It was ours again. 6 months ago it was Jews in Pittsburgh. 1 and a half months ago, it was Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand. 6 days ago, it was Christians in Colombo, Sri Lanka. And now it’s us again. […]

A trip, a vacation, or a pilgrimage? That is often the question posed when traveling to Israel. And when North Shore Synagogue and Temple Beth Emeth of Mount Sinai took a co-synagogue Israel trip this past February, we answered that question. A pilgrimage can certainly be seen in a spiritual sense, but it can also […]

When was the last time you sat in silence? The last time you simply sat somewhere, and didn’t pull out your phone, didn’t turn on the tv, didn’t turn on the radio or a podcast, didn’t call a friend or family member to talk? The last time you listened to the world around you, to […]

The Book of Esther is an utterly unique resource in the Jewish canon. It contains a story full of satire, hyperbole and excess. But most unique, is the absence of any reference or mention of God. God is neither referred to by name nor is seen as interacting with any of the characters. It is […]

I saw an advertisement in the newspaper for a bank. It began with a quote from a credit specialist at the bank saying, “We want our customers to feel like we care about them, and we’re going to do whatever it takes to help them feel that way.” Wait, what? THIS was an ad that […]