Fifteen years ago, this Shabbat, I led my first Friday Night service in Buffalo. This was my trial run at then Temple Sinai, and the Torah portion centered on the ten plagues. I began my talk that night by bringing…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Tricks of Trope: Megillat Esther, Chapter 5
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Torah Thoughts – Vaera – Exodus.6.2-9.35 – “Standing up for What Matters”
In the 1980s, I remember attending rallies in support of Soviet Jewry. As we marched on the streets of my hometown Philadelphia, singing “Leaving Mother Russia” by Safam, I remember feeling the importance of the moment. Through my parents and…
Torah Thoughts – Shemot – Exodus 1:1-6:1 – “A Year After Colleyville”
A year ago this Sunday, January 15, a hostage crisis occurred at a small suburban synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. For over twelve hours, a gunman held the rabbi and three other congregants hostage as their family and community looked on…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – The Voice of my Beloved Ida Rae Cahana, Soprano
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Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Strong Wind, Deep Water, Tall Trees, Warm Fire & More – 1/2/23
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Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Oh Chanukah, Oh Chanukah Sung by Arlene Frank – 12/19/22
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Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Drei, Dreidlele/ Spin, Little Top From the album, Chanukah Party, released in 1950 – 12/12/22
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Cantor’s Pick of the Week Hanukkah Blessings from Hanukkah Nights by Arlene Frank – 12/5/22
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Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Hanukkah in Santa Monica by Tom Lehrer – 11/28/22
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