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APRIL 19, 2025 - PASSOVER - PARASHAT BSHALLACH - OF CLOUDS & FIREAPRIL 12, 2025 - PARASHAT TZAV - BACKWARD, FORWARD, AND HEREAPRIL 5, 2025 - PARASHAT VAYIKRA - AN AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENTMARCH 29, 2025 - PARASHAT PEKUDEI - INNER SPACEMARCH 22, 2025 - PARASHAT VAYEKHEL - THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF EVERYONEMAR.15, 2025 - PARASHAT KI TISA -THAT'S LIFEMARCH 8, 2025 - PARASHAT T'TSEHVEH - COMING HOMEFEB. 28, 2025 - PARASHAT T'RUMAH - IT'S IN THE DETAILSFEB. 21, 2025 - PARASHAT MISHPATIM - TERMS & CONDITIONSFEB. 14, 2025 - PARASHAT YITRO - STRONGER TOGETHERFEB. 7, 2025 - PARASHAT B'SHALACH - A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME, ARRIVING NOWJANUARY 31, 2025 - PARASHAT BO - 110%JANUARY 24, 2025 - PARASHAT VA'ERA - OF HARDENED HEARTS & TIED TONGUESJANUARY 17, 2025 - PARASHAT SHMOT - MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON MLK DAYJANUARY 10, 2025 - PARASHAT VAYECHI - A LASTING IMPACTJANUARY 3, 2025 - PARASHAT VAYIGASH - OF REVOLUTIONS & RESOLUTIONSDECEMBER 27, 2024 - PARASHAT MIKETZ - HOLIDAYS AND HOLY DAYSDECEMBER 20, 2024 - PARASHAT VAYESHEV - A BIBLICAL ROLLER COASTERDECEMBER 13, 2024 - PARASHAT VAYISHLACH - TO BURY THE HATCHETDECEMBER 6, 2024 - PARASHAT VAYETSEI - PROOFS & CONDITIONSNOVEMBER 29, 2024 - PARASHAT TOLDOT - THE TREES OF LIFENOV. 22, 2024 - PARASHAT CHAYEI SARAH - SOMETIMES THE HARDEST THING TO DONOVEMBER 15, 2024 - PARASHAT VAYERA - THIS IS ONLY A TESTNOVEMBER 8, 2024 - PARASHAT LECH L'CHA - INTO THE UNKNOWNNOVEMBER 1, 2024 - PARASHAT NOACH - SINGING TOGETHEROCTOBER 25, 2024 - SUKKOT & SHABBAT - STARTING OVER AGAINOCTOBER 18, 2024 - SUKKOT - RENEWING OURSELVES ON SUKKOTOCTOBER 11, 2024 - YOM KIPPUR - WHAT A YEARS IT'S BEENSEPTEMBER 27, 2024 - PARASHA NITZAVIM+VAYELECH - THE HARDEST THINGSEPTEMBER 20, 2024 - PARASHA KI TAVO - TOOLS IN THE KITSEPTEMBER 13, 2024 - PARASHA KI TEIZEI - WINDING DOWN AND RAMPING UPSEPTEMBER 6, 2024 - PARASHA SHOFTIM - OUT OF THE DARKNESS COMES LIGHT
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JULY 26, 2024 - PARASHA PINCHAS - TEN SIMPLE TRUTHSJULY 19, 2024 - PARASHA BALAK - MY PSALM OF THANKSJULY 12, 2024 - PARASHA CHUKKAT - STRIVING WITH GODJULY 5, 2024 - PARASHA KORACH - LEADERSHIP FOR TODAYJUNE 28, 2024 - PARASHA SHELACH LECHA - THIS WEEK'S LOWLIGHTS: WHAT'S A GIANT?JUNE 21, 2024 - PARASHA B'HAALOT'CHA - SHINING OF SACRED LIGHTSJUNE 14, 2024 - PARASHA NASO - THE POWER OF PRAYERJUNE 7, 2024 - PARASHA BAMIDBAR - BUILDERS, NOT CONGREGANTSMAY 31,2024 - PARASHA BECHUKOTAI - THE WHITE ELEPHANTMAY 24,2024 - PARASHA BEHAR - GRADUATION: MAZEL TOV!MAY 17,2024 - PARASHA EMOR - THE SOUNDS & SILENCEMAY 10,2024 - PARASHA KEDOSHIM - ANOTHER TYPE OF HOLINESSMAY 3,2024 - PARASHA ACHREI MOT - EACH DAYAPRIL 26 2024 - SHABBAT CHOL HAMOED - HISTORY & THE HAGGADAHAPRIL 19 2024 - PARASHAT METZORA - PARADOXICAL PREPARATION FOR PESACHAPRIL 12 2024 - PARASHAT TAZRIA - HOPE: THE POSSIBLE VS. THE PROBABLEAPRIL 5 2024 - PARASHAT SHMINI - WHAT TO SAY ON MONDAY?MARCH 29 2024 - PARASHAT TZAV - CELEBRATE? YES! YES!MARCH 22 2024 - PARASHAT VAYIKRA - REMOVING THE ENERGY OF DOUBTMARCH 15 2024 - PARASHAT P'KUDEIL - DETAILS MATTERMARCH 8, 2024 - PARASHAT VAYACHEL - TO DO OR NOT TO DO: SHABBAT IN A NUTSHELL(DR) MARCH 1, 2024 - PARASHAT KI TISSA - THE GREAT SHABBAT MIX-UP!FEBRUARY 23, 2024 - PARASHAT T'TSAVEH - REMEMBERING RIMAFEBRUARY 16, 2024 - PARASHAT SHAME ON YOU!FEBRUARY 9, 2024 - PARASHA MISHPATIM - THE JEWISH LEAP YEARFEBRUARY 2, 2024 - PARASHA YITRO - HIGHER AND HIGHER!JANUARY 26, 2024 - PARASHA BESHALLACH - BIVRACHA: WITH BLESSINGS!JANUARY 19, 2024 - PARASHA BO - HAPPY NEW YEAR, TREES!JANUARY 12, 2024 - PARASHA VAEIRA - THE HARDENING OF HEARTSJANUARY 5, 2024 - PARASHA SHMOT - WHAT'S IN A NAME?DECEMBER 29, 2023 - PARASHA VAYECHI - SHOULD JEWS CELEBRATE?DECEMBER 22, 2023 - PARASHA VAYIGASH - TO TREE OR NOT TO TREE...DECEMBER 15, 2023 - PARASHA MIKETZ - OUR CUP OVERFLOWSDECEMBER 8, 2023 - PARASHA VAYESHEV - DREAM YOUR DREAMSDECEMBER 1, 2023 - PARASHA VAYISHLACH - AM ECHAD B'LEV ECHADNOVEMBER 24, 2023 - PARASHA VAYEITSE - THANKSGIVING ORIGINSNOVEMBER 17, 2023 - PARASHA TOLDOTH - L'DOR VADORNOVEMBER 10, 2023 - PAR. CHAYEI SARAH - A REPEATED HISTORY: 100 YEARS LATERNOVEMBER 3, 2023 - PARSHA VAYEIRA - THE COLLEGE JOURNEY: MAZEL TOV?OCTOBER 27, 2023 - PARSHA LECH L'CHA - MAY GOD PROTECT YOUOCTOBER 20, 2023 - PARSHA NOACH - TO BE BLESSED WITH GOD'S GIFT OF SHALOMOCTOBER 13, 2023 - PARSHA BEREISHIT - STANDING WITH ISRAELOCTOBER 6, 2023 - PASHIOT SUKKOT & SIMCHAT TORAH - A CROWN OF SLIPPERSSEPTEMBER 29, 2023 - PARASHAT SUKKOT - CAN WE GO OUT?SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 - PARASHAT - HA'AZINU - SING LIKE MOSHE (OR PHIL)SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - PARASHIOT NITZAVIM/VAYELECH - A BLESSED EXISTENCESEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - PARASHAT KI TAVO - NEW BEGINNINGSAUGUST 25, 2023 - PARASHAT KI TETZEI - THE 2% SOLUTIONAUGUST 18, 2023 - PARASHAT SHOFTIM - GREETINGS FROM AN ELDER - 103 & COUNTING!AUGUST 11, 2023 - LEARNING FROM LEORAUGUST 4, 2023 - PARASHA EKEV - MIND, BODY, & SPIRITJULY 28, 2023 - PARASHA VAETCHANAN - THE NOT SO SIMPLE "HEAR (?) OH ISRAEL"JULY 21, 2023 - PARASHA DEVARIM - THE JEWISH WALTER CRONKITE?JULY 14, 2023 - TO MOURN OR NOT TO MOURN?JULY 7, 2023 - IT'S SUMMER - CAN WE TAKE TIME OFF?JUNE 30, 2023 - PET SHABBAT!JUNE 23, 2023 - WHAT'S IN A NAME?JUNE 16, 2023 - TYING THE KNOTJUNE 9, 2023 - PARASHA BEHA'A'LOT'CHA - JEWISH PRIDEJUNE 2, 2023 - PARASHA NASO - SPEAKING & LOOKING AT YOUMAY 26, 2023 - CURIOUS CUSTOMS OF SHAVUOTMAY 19, 2023 - SHUL IS COOL: SHAVUOTH MEMORIESMAY 12, 2023 - IN HIS PATH: IT'S NOT ALWAYS SO EASY!!MAY 5, 2023 - TAKE A BREAK!APRIL 28, 2023 - IN MEMORY & JOY OF TORAHAPRIL 21, 2023 - HATIKVAHAPRIL 14, 2023 - EXTENDING OUR JOYAPRIL 7, 2023 - CHOL HAMOED FUN FACTSMARCH 23, 2023 - PESACHS PASTMARCH 24, 2023 - JEWISH MARCH MADNESS & FINAL FOURMARCH 17, 2023 - BLINK!MARCH 10, 2023 - MY HEART IS IN THE EASTMARCH 3, 2023 - ONLY IN THE HOLY LAND!FEBRUARY 24, 2023 - CHESED TEAMFEBRUARY 17, 2023 - HOW UPLIFTING!FEBRUARY 10, 2023 - THE BIG TENFEBRUARY 3, 2023 - A SHABBOS FOR THE BIRDS!JANUARY 27, 2023 - TWO PEAS IN A POD?JANUARY 20, 2023 - FOUR THE SAKE OF TORAHJANUARY 13, 2023 - A GOOD NAMEJANUARY 6, 2023 - THE FULFILLMENT OF THE BLESSINGSDECEMBER 30, 2022 - FINDING OUR JEWISH VOICEDECEMBER 16, 2022 - CAN JEALOUSY BE GOOD?DECEMBER 9, 2022 - COME AS YOU ARE!DECEMBER 2, 2022 - IN THE MINDSET OF HANUKKAHNOVEMBER 25, 2022 - THE SANCTUARY OF SANCTUARYNOVEMBER 18, 2022 - MESSAGES: HEARD AND MISUNDERSTOODNOVEMBER 11, 2022 - THE TWO TOGETHEROCTOBER 28, 2022 - LET IT RAINOCTOBER 21, 2022 - TAKE IT FROM THE TOPOCTOBER 14, 2022 - THE SOUNDS OF SUKKOTOCTOBER 7, 2022 - THE FOUR SPECIES OF SUKKOTSEPTEMBER 30, 2022 - L'EILA U'L'EILASEPTEMBER 23, 2022 - MEANINGS OF THE SHOFARSEPTEMBER 16, 2022 - CREATIVE ACCOUNTING!SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 - KNOCK, KNOCK. WHO'S THERE??SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 - WHY 27?AUGUST 26, 2022 - LET'S GET READY!AUGUST 19, 2022 - A NEW TORAHAUGUST 12, 2022 - NOT AS SIMPLE AS IT SEEMSAUGUST 5, 2022 - WE WALK THROUGHJULY 29, 2022 - A MITZVAH SIMCHA!JULY 22, 2022 - ONE YID AT A TIMEJULY 15, 2022 - OUR HOLY BROTHERS & SISTERSJULY 8, 2022 - A RICHER READING EXPERIENCEJULY 1, 2022 - FINDING OUR VOICEJUNE 24, 2022 - THE FRINGE BENEFITS OF BEING JEWISH!JUNE 17, 2022 - HAPPY CHANNUKAH!JUNE 10, 2022 - TO TEST OR NOT TO TESTJUNE 3, 2022 - BEMIDBAR IN THE KOOTENAYS!MAY 27, 2022 - ANOTHER TRAGEDYMAY 20, 2022 - THE GIFT OF FAITHMAY 13, 2022 - SIGNIFICANCE OF THE OMERMAY 6, 2022 - SHABBAT THOUGHTS FROM THE HOLY LANDAPRIL 22, 2022 - PASSING OVER WITH COMPASSIONAPRIL 15, 2022 - CHAG SAMEACH (PESACH)APRIL 8, 2022 - FOCUSED PRAISEAPRIL 1, 2022 - A GOOD SOULMARCH 25, 2022 - A BLESSING COMES TO LIFEMARCH 18, 2022 - PESACH PREPARATIONMARCH 11, 2022 - OSEH SHALOMMARCH 5, 2022 - CHADEISH YAMENUFEBRUARY 18, 2022 - ARE WE THERE YETFEBRUARY 11, 2022 - THE SOUNDS OF SILENCEFEBRUARY 4, 2022 - LESSONS FROM A LEGENDJANUARY 28, 2022 - DETAILS BY DESIGNJANUARY 21, 2022 - BE CONTENT WITH YOU PORTIONJANUARY 14, 2022 - ETZ CHAYIM HEEJANUARY 7, 2022 - THE WHIMSY OF THE MIDRASHDECEMBER 31, 2021 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!DECEMBER 24, 2021 - WITH A LITTLE HELP: BS"DDECEMBER 17, 2021 - L'CHAYIMDECEMBER 10, 2021 - PATIENCE IS A VIRTUENOVEMBER 29, 2021 - MIRACLES OF THE PAST AND PRESENTNOVEMBER 19, 2021 - AMERICA'S FAVORITE YUNTIFNOVEMBER 12, 2021 - FROM DESPAIR TO JOYNOVEMBER 5, 2021 - HONORING OUR PARENTSOCTOBER 29, 2021 - TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME!OCTOBER 23, 2021 - THE VOICE OF SARAHOCTOBER 15, 2021 - THE SPIRIT OF LECH LECHAOCTOBER 8, 2021 - NEW MEANINGS: OLD SIGNIFICANCESEPTEMBER 24, 2021 - YIZKOR, SHMINI ATZERET, and the CHANGING YOUSEPTEMBER 17, 2021 - THE JOYS OF SUKKOTHSEPTEMBER 10, 2021 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND?AUGUST 27, 2021 - WHY NOT NOW?AUGUST 20, 2021 - REMEMBERANCESAUGUST 13, 2021 - IS THE SERVICE OVER YET?AUGUST 6, 2021 - THE "PROCESS" OF ELULJULY 30, 2021 - RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMANDMENTSJULY 16, 2021 - J-DATE IN THE MISHNAJULY 9, 2021 - TO REMEMBERJULY 2, 2021 - CONUNDRUMS OF CONVENTIONJUNE 25, 2021 - MIRACLES AND MESSENGERSJUNE 18, 2021 - THE BLESSING OF FACEBOOKJUNE 11, 2021 - TO STAND ALONEJUNE 4, 2021 - THE MYSTICISM OF BLESSINGMAY 28, 2021 - THE WISDOM OF BOAZMAY 14, 2021 - AKIVA LIVESMAY 7, 2021 - 30 FOR 30APRIL 30, 2021 - EMBRACING AND SAVORING...APRIL 22, 2021 - IN GRATEFUL QUIETUDEAPRIL 16, 2021 - AM YISRAEL CHAI!APRIL 1, 2021 - COUNTING THE DAYSMARCH 26, 2021 - REACHING THE PROMISED LANDMARCH 19, 2021 - AS WE PREPARE FOR PESACHMARCH 12, 2021 - THE GIVING & RECEIVING OF TZEDAKAMARCH 5, 2021 - THINK BEFORE YOU ACTFEBRUARY 26, 2021 - NACHOS MOMENTSFEBRUARY 19, 2021 - RULES OF ENGAGEMENTFEBRUARY 11, 2021 - WHEN THE RIGHTOUS PASSFEBRUARY 4, 2021 - ZICHRONO LIVRACHAJANUARY 29, 2021 - SING A NEW SONG UNTO GOD!JANUARY 22, 2021 - REJOICE IN YOUR PORTIONJANUARY 15, 2021 - QUESTIONS TO PONDER THIS SHABBATJANUARY 8, 2021 - PAST AND PRESENT WISDOMDECEMBER 30, 2020 - OTHER NEW YEARSDECEMBER 24, 2020 - IT'S NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU SAY, BUT HOW YOU SAY ITDECEMBER 17, 2020 - LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!DECEMBER 10, 2020 - DON'T LET THE LIGHTS GO OUT!DECEMBER 4, 2020 - LIGHT ENOUGH FOR CHANUKAHNOVEMBER 20, 2020 - HOW HIGH CAN WE GO?NOVEMBER 13, 2020 - TOGETHER WE ARE BETTER!NOVEMBER 5, 2020 - OF GUESTS AND HOSPITALITYOCTOBER 29, 2020 - STEPPING INTO THE UNKNOWNOCTOBER 23, 2020 - THE ROOTS OF CONFRONTATIONOCTOBER 17, 2020 - TWO (?) IS BETTER THAN ONEOCTOBER 9, 2020 -
IN THE SUKKAH:FROM CANADA TO CHICAGO TO NEW JERSEYOCTOBER 2, 2020 - THOUGHTS TO PONDER IN YOUR SUKKAHSEPTEMBER 18, 2020 - 5781SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 - THE POWER OF THREE!SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 - VALUES FOR BACK TO SCHOOL AND BACK TO LIFE?AUGUST 28, 2020 -AN NBA UPDATE FOR CBIOTP!AUGUST 21, 2020 - THE "PROCESS" OF ELULAUGUST 10, 2020 - THE PASSING OF A GADOLJULY 31, 2020 - RITUAL AND MEANINGJULY 23, 2020 - THE JEWISH-BLACK SKY HOOKJULY 17, 2020 - TRADITION AND RE-IMAGINATIONJULY 10, 2020 - OF TRAVELS AND TRIBULATIONSJULY 7, 2020 - HONOR FOREVER AND ALWAYS!JULY 3, 2020 - BECAUSE I SAID SO!JULY 1, 2020 - O CANADA!JUNE 19, 2020 - ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR All!JUNE 16, 2020 - THE WIZARD SPEAKS AGAIN!JUNE 12, 2020 - A TIME TO MOVE & A TIME TO RESTJUNE 9, 2020 - TWO GEMS AND A TUNEJUNE 5, 2020 - THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF ITJUNE 2, 2020 - RACISM AND THE CURRENT SITUATION IN OUR COUNTRYMAY 28, 2020 - SHAVUOT - WHAT'S UP WITH SIVAN AND RUTH?MAY 25, 2020 - A MEANINGFUL MEMORIAL DAYMAY 22, 2020 - A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTMAY 14, 2020 - COVIDMAY 7, 2020 - EMORAPR 30, 2020 - YOM HAZIKARONAPR 24, 2020 - THE OMERAPR 7, 2020 - QUARANTINEMAR 31, 2020 - PASSOVER REFLECTIONSMAR 27, 2020 - VAYIKRAMAR 20, 2020 - VAYEICHELMAR 17, 2020 - SOCIAL DISTANCINGMAR 13, 2020 - KI TISSAMAR 6, 2020 - WELCOME |