…to create a plaque describing it to visitors. In this week’s Torah portion, we read of Moses smashing the first set of tablets on which were inscribed the Ten Commandments,…
Founded in 1842, Temple Ohabei Shalom is Massachusetts’ oldest Jewish congregation. For over 180 years we have helped families and organizations form rich memories of special moments together. Whether a…
…heal and leave scars, teshuvah helps our brokenness to begin to heal, and to transform into something new. The art and craft of mosaic is a beautiful representation of the…
…of the month of Av. This day commemorates the destruction of both the First and Second Temples in ancient Jerusalem, and is the date to which is ascribed numerous other tragedies that…
…a moment enduring forever. What happened once upon a time happens all the time.” At this exceptionally challenging moment of crisis for Israel, facing both profound internal threats to its…
…Much. You can vote at www.arza.org. You will find a voting tutorial here. (Please be advised that the dual-pin system may be changing to reCAPTCHA technology in the coming days. It is still a…
…these essential people. We are all in this together. What is emerging is profound connection and compassion that I believe will help heal the world. I am finding the need…
…us today: the ner tamid, the Eternal Light. For the ancient Israelites, the commandment to keep this light over the altar burning was meant to represent the ever-presence of the Eternal,…
…a place to call our Jewish “home.” For me, an authentic Jewish home is a community of searchers where I can bring my full Jewish self—that is, a place where…