In Hebrew, the root letters Kuf-Dalet-Shin can be used to describe Kiddish wine blessing on Friday night, the Mourner’s Kaddish memorial prayer, and Kiddushin, the Jewish wedding ceremony. What these three experiences have in common is that they are all…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Matisyahu, Jerusalem (Out of Darkness Comes Light) 2010 – 6/12/23
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Torah Thoughts – Beha’alotcha – Numbers.8.1-12.16 – “Capturing Nature in Art”
Like many of you, I am very excited about this month’s reopening of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly the Albright Knox). Inside we will finally be able to witness hundreds of pieces of artwork that had previously been in…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Paul Staley z”l A Shavuot Yizkor Remembrance
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Torah Thoughts – Naso – Numbers.4.21-7.89 – “Jewish Pride”
In honor of the beginning of the Book of Numbers and its theme of surveying the State of the Jewish People, I presented this article at our Friday night services two weeks ago. This week’s Torah portion, Naso, picks up…
Torah Thoughts – Shavuot – “Don’t Judge a Torah by Its Cover”
This Friday, in addition to being Erev Shabbat is also Shavuot, z’man matan Torah, the holiday celebrating the receiving of Torah at Mount Sinai. Someone asked me recently what we mean when we say Torah? Torah is not only the…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Oseh Shalom (May the One who Makes Peace)
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Torah Thoughts – Bamidbar Numbers 1:1-4:20 – “Naming Our Numbers”
At a solemn gathering of WNY clergy last Friday in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue, Rev. Rochelle Robinson began by reading the list of the names of the victims. Not…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Vocalist Jay Dref
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Torah Thoughts – Behar-Bechukotai – Leviticus 25:1-27:34 – “Reflection on the One Year Anniversary of the Tops Tragedy
I had never envisioned writing a personal message to you, our congregants of Shir Shalom. Just like you, I am terribly troubled and feel helpless with such a tragedy right in our own city. The people living in the targeted…