Closing out the High Holidays 2008

October 23, 2008 by admin  
Filed under Judaism, worship

So, now that High Holidays are officially over, with the completion of Simchat Torah, I really didn’t want to let much time go by without talking about what an incredible experience I had at Temple Beth David, in Palm Beach Gardens.
I must start off by saying thanks to Cantor Ann Turnoff, for recommending me to [...]

What DO we want from Hebrew Schools?

August 13, 2008 by admin  
Filed under Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, Judaism, Thoughts

Gary Rosenblatt, Editor of The Jewish Week, wrote an incredibly insightful and timely article today, that I felt compelled to finally write about, after giving this much thought for oh – 20+ years or so.
Even though the work I am doing is moving rapidly in that direction, I have been somewhat fearful of putting [...]