Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman I was interviewed for the Chagigah radio show on WERS last week, and my segment aired on Sunday. I was able to share a couple of Passover memories and give a shout-out to our community. Enjoy!
Dear Friends, My heart is with you as we approach Seder night. I miss gathering with you and being together in community in-person, to learn and celebrate, to share our joys and our challenges, to find strength and laughter and kindness and love in our connections to one another. I am glad we have found …
David Sparr The words to Dayeinu (It Would Have Been Sufficient) date back at least to the 9th Century, and may well go back as much as 500 years before that. In a traditional Haggadah, there are fifteen stanzas divided into three groups of five: Leaving Slavery, Miracles, and Being With God. The popular melody to Dayeinu is of unknown origin, …
Andy O’Connell With COVID illnesses sweeping the world, I’ve been hearing Cantor Randall Schloss’s beautiful setting of Mishebeirach in my head lately. Here’s a recording of me playing and singing it. I know our family is going to include it somehow in our virtual seder. Chag Pesach sameach, Andy
Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman Needless to say, this coming Seder night will certainly be different from all other Seder nights! As we settle into this “new normal” of staying at home and connecting in new virtual ways, the Passover holiday approaches. With all of its traditions handed down through generations – favorite foods, rituals, songs, …
David Sparr Music has always been a big part of all celebratory Jewish meals, and no meal is more important in our tradition than the Passover Seder. (…although some might advocate for the Yom Kippur break-fast!) Songs sung at the dinner table are called Zemirot, and Passover has many – both traditional and new. Dayeinu …
Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman Dear Friends, I imagine that for all of us it feels that months, rather than a week, has passed since we entered into this strange and isolating time. Time has certainly taken on a different meaning as our everyday lives have been transformed. Of course, that transformation looks different for each …
Dear TOS Community, We believe in the importance of community in good times, and in hard times. Our world is rapidly evolving, and we will respond as quickly as we can. Therefore, Temple Ohabei Shalom has decided to limit access to our building, and all school and clergy staff will work their regular schedule remotely …
Dear Friends, This is a time of great uncertainty and fear. It is also a time of communal celebration, such as the Purim festivities we enjoyed earlier this week, and looking ahead to the joy of Passover, less than a month from now. To be a Jew is to be connected to community both in …
