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Singing in Community

Chug Shirah B'Tzibur

On Wednesday evening, September 13, thirty singers filled the chapel for an evening of learning and singing rounds in Hebrew. Songsheets were provided for all. While most participants were BZBI… Read More

Posted: September 18, 2017 by

Being Part of the Bigger Picture

Nitzavim-Vayelech 5777 / 16 September 2017

Good Shabbos.  Clearly there is a lot to unpack here in this, the shortest of double parshiot. Nitzavim has Moses presenting to all the people of Israel – the choice… Read More

Posted: September 18, 2017 by

What I learned from my Bar Mitzvah Haftarah

Shabbat Shalom. The Haftarah for Parashat Ki Tavo is about three main themes. One, the people of Israel will be successful, two, God’s light will shine through the dark, and… Read More

Posted: September 12, 2017 by

Hurricane Harvey Update from USCJ

Please read this letter from the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism with updates on the damage sustained by the Jewish Community in Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and… Read More

Posted: September 8, 2017 by

Responsibility within the Community

Shoftim 5777 / 26 August 2017

Shabbat shalom. I want to look at the last lines of this week’s parashah: “If, in the land that the LORD your God is assigning you to possess, someone slain… Read More

Posted: August 30, 2017 by

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