(Also featured in the Buffalo Jewish Federation’s Jewish Thought of the Week) Last week, over 20 of Buffalo’s most dynamic Civic Leaders met with Talya Levanon, the director of the Israel Trauma Coalition, at a quiet restaurant in the Yemin…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Shoshanat Ya’akov (Rose of Jacob) by Rabbi Shmulik Moscovitz
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Torah Thoughts – Mishpatim – Exodus.21.1-24.18 – “Moving from Stranger to Guest”
Last Shabbat, I, and several others from our Buffalo Civic Leaders Israel trip had a chance to pray at the first Reform congregation in Israel, Kehilat Har-El. Founded in the early 1960s, the community is situated in a small two-story…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Lach Amar Libi from the album, Waking Heart by Nava Tehila
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Torah Thoughts – Yitro – Exodus.18.1-20.23 – “Keep Your Friends Close, Your Allies Closer”
At the beginning of this week’s Torah portion, Moses is in desperate need of something. The Israelites are in disarray. Moses is worn out. The future looks bleak. Moses could use a friend. Enter his father-in-law Jethro, who, based on…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Adon Olam (Ruler of All Eternity) by Beth Styles
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Torah Thoughts – Beshalach – Exodus 13:17-17:16 – “To the Singer of Songs”
Eleven years ago, I watched my first virtual funeral service. While commonplace today, at that time it was extraordinary. The person being buried was Debbie Friedman, one of the most important Jewish figures of the past century, but not someone…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Zuntig Bulbes (Sunday, Potatoes)
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Torah Thoughts Bo – Exodus.10.1-13.16 – “Freeing Our Present from Our Past”
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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