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Dreams of Zion

Yom Kippur 5778 / 30 September 2017

לִבִי בְמִזְרָח וְאָנֹכִי בְסוֹף מַעֲרָב “My heart is in the east, while I am at the ends of the west.” With these words, Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi gave voice to one of the central… Read More

Posted: October 25, 2017 by

Repairing the World While Having Fun

Maj Jongg and the Face of Tikkun Olam at BZBI

When Ellen Goldberg joined BZBI in the Spring of 2016, she was looking for a way to get involved in the community, make new friends, and make an impact. Ellen came… Read More

Posted: October 24, 2017 by

Reflecting on Life’s Beauty during the Month of Tishrei

This year at Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Friedman urged us to notice and pay attention to the very act of living and its beauty in his d’var Torah. Quoting Mary Oliver,… Read More

Posted: October 18, 2017 by

Praying with Our Feet

Shabbat Chol Hamoed 5778 / 7 October 2017

The last time I did not spend Yom Kippur fasting and praying all day must have been in 1970.  At that time I was already in the process of returning… Read More

Posted: October 17, 2017 by

Blood Brothers

Bereshit 5778 / 14 October 2017

The story of Cain and Abel, which lies at the heart of parashat Bereshit, is one of the Torah’s best-known but least-well understood stories. The Torah relays only the barest details… Read More

Posted: October 17, 2017 by
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