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As many of you know, I spend a fair amount of time every day reading up on what’s being discussed on the internet about the Jewish world. Yesterday, it was Tablet that really got my attention and in particular, the article by Erin Kopelow and Ariel Beery about the issues facing them as th…
I don’t come from a very big family. My father was an only child and my mom has one brother. We were very lucky that my aunt and uncle and our two cousins lived in the same town and that we were and are very close.
Recently, Uncle Mike and Aunt Fran took their kids, their spouses, and …
This coming Shabbat, all across MetroWest, 12- and 13-year-old boys and girls will be called to the Torah for the first time. And all across MetroWest, dedicated volunteers will come to the bima on Saturday to remind their congregations that the next day is Super Sunday, the annual phonathon…
I am sitting with the MetroWest delegation to the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) General Assembly (GA) in Denver, listening to Rabbi Elie Kaunfer teach about opening up a dialogue about what Israel education and engagement can be.
This has been a constant theme at this GA. …
A few weeks ago, just before the start of the fall Jewish holiday marathon (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simhat Torah), someone remarked to me that having been a synagogue president must have been a thankless task. I knew what they meant — lots of meetings, phone…
