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Everywhere I go, I use a mask, and gloves. I disinfect things as they come into my house. I cringe as I hear the numbers, of people infected with COVID-19, the number of deaths. I am living…
Today, Holocaust Memorial Day, I am revisiting a reflection I wrote about a brilliant man I met. A few years ago I had the opportunity to meet a holocaust survivor, from Italy. I am always uncomfortable asking…
Today’s Bissel Torah was written by Laura Naide. In our CEH Religious School, students study a new Jewish value each month. We start each school year with Derekh Eretz which we translate as “the right path,” or…
Parashat Shemini Parashat Shemini opens with Moses telling Aaron and his sons about the guidelines for bringing offerings to the sanctuary as atonement for any sins that they or the people may have committed. Aaron follows Moses…
On the second night of Pessah, we started counting the omer. The omer is a measure of the barley crop that was brought to the ancient Temple in Jerusalem beginning on Pessah. Barley is an early crop, and our ancestors would bring…
Activities for Grandparents and Grandchildren during the Quarantine by Ruth Nemzoff, an author and and a scholar at the Brandeis Woman’s Studies Research Center. Isolation does not mean being isolated from one another. We are all finding…
CEH Social Action Committee members hope that everyone is healthy and taking the necessary precautions to ensure continued health. It’s a good time to stay inside and prepare for Passover! If you’ve hit the supermarket this past week,…
Today’s Bissel Torah was written by Dr. Andrew Lovinger. This past Shabbat we read the special parashah for the Intermediate Shabbat of Pesach, which has a memorable theme that resonates with our times. It deals with the age-old human…
Tonight and tomorrow night, as well as in every daytime Pessah service we sing the Hallel, which includes Psalm 114. The Hebrew text begins with B’tzeht Israel. Let me share a few thoughts about this psalm with you. Psalm 114 1…