This month, we said a sad goodbye to Erika Robinson, our oldest member at age 99. After a service Friday morning, I went to the burial at King David. Besides her children and grandchildren, it was well…
Lots of Coats! The Social Action Committee thanks Etz Hayim members who kindly contributed to our recent children’s coat drive. Rachel Waldstein delivered seven large bags of coats to Jackie Keys of Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing…
Hodu l’Adonai ki tov, ki l’olam chasdo! Give thanks to Adonai, for God is good; God’s lovingkindness endures for ever! During the week of Sukkot we say this line multiple times a day. Sukkot is a moment…
Etz Hayim’s Social Action Committee held the first of our monthly bagged meal packing events for PathForward. PathForward is the new name for the local non-profit formerly known as ASPAN, providing shelter and support to people experiencing…
Wow…It’s been a whirlwind of holidays this month! Staff and volunteers invested many, many hours ensuring that our High Holidays were safe, accessible, enjoyable and meaningful this year. Organizers had to prepare for religious services inside, outside…
It is hard to put into words how wonderful it was to see a full sanctuary during the High Holidays. This reflects the work of a lot of people – our reopening committee under Barry Ginsburg, our…
What a difference a month makes. Last time, just a few short weeks ago, I wrote about another step in our return to normal – a kiddush luncheon. As I write this today, we are anxiously watching…
We marked another milestone in our return to normal services: on Saturday, July 24th, we celebrated the 25th Bar Mitzvah anniversary of Daniel and Michael Lovinger. And after the service, we had a kiddush luncheon sponsored by…
It is hard to believe, but this week I’ll celebrate that I moved to Arlington a year ago! While sheltering in place, fighting a pandemic, helping our household members to adapt to a new work or school…