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Re-Membering Congregation HEA

Parashat Bo 5772 What a person carries in their wallet can tell you a lot about them.  I carry a lot of membership cards.  I have a Costco membership, which allows me to buy enormous quantities of things I don’t really need.  I have an REI membership.  When I buy a bunch of over-priced outdoor [...]

The Oldest Building

Building a Sukkah reminds us that community is something we make (and re-make). Shabbat / 1st Day Yom Tov Sukkot 5770 What is the oldest building in human history that is still standing intact today? Is it the Greek Parthenon? Is it the Roman Coliseum? The Great Pyramid of Giza? Machu Picchu? The great civilizations [...]

Hineini!

The High Holy Days call up on us – both as individuals and as a community – to rediscover the treasures within ourselves that allow us to be the best we can be. Rosh Hashanah 5770 / September 20, 2009 Less than 2 weeks ago, a reporter from the Inter-Mountain Jewish News called me – [...]