I learned a new Yiddish expression this week – Guzente Tzurus or good or healthy troubles. Not all troubles are equal, some, like the ones that arise from getting ready for happy occasions or in preparation to overcome adversity, are…
Men’s Group – Niagara Aerospace Museum
Women’s Study Group
Sisterhood Erev Shabbat
Toronto Trip
Torah Thoughts – Passover – Exodus 33:12-34:26 – “Asking the Hard Questions”
One of my favorite memories of our CSS Passover Second Night Seders, was when our youngest child, Noam, recited the “Mah Nishtanah” in front of the whole community. He was three-years-old and we had been prepping him for weeks, but…
Torah Thoughts – Tzav – Leviticus 6:1-8:36 – “The Mitzvah of Burnt French Fries”
The incident happened so quickly there was little time to react. One of my children decided to heat up oil on the stovetop to make French fries. When they took the top off the pot, a giant flame burst forth. …
Torah Thoughts – Vayikra – Leviticus.1.1-5.26 – “Embrace the Macabre”
The brother of a friend from high school wanted to go into the film business. He was especially fond of horror movies, showing off simple tricks to make special effects like they did in Hollywood. Spaghetti, for example, when broken,…
Scout Snabbat Service
Torah Thoughts – Vayakhel-Pikudei – Exodus.35.1-40.38 – “Waiting for the All Clear”
My sister-in-law spent the holiday of Purim in a bomb shelter. Her children, my niece and nephew, had been called up for reserve duty and were heading off to the Northern Front. But despite the dire mood across Israel, she,…