Tag Archives | Elul 2022

By Scott Friedman At 4:23 a.m., long before an alarm was scheduled to announce the morning, I woke with the feeling my attack parrot needed something. The deafening sounds of silence urged me to get out of bed and take immediate action. However, upon standing, I continued to hear nothing and I considered the possibility […]

By Nancy Silverman When I told people I worked as a speech therapist, they often would remark to me that I must have a lot of patience.  As I thought about the comment, I mused that I might have patience in my work with my students and their parents, but had less with those in […]

By Mike Rubin I wish I would have told him, over the many years since I graduated high school, how much he influenced my life, and how much he helped shape the person I became. I am sure he passed away many years ago, he would be well over 100 years old now, it is […]

Anonymous THE CLOUD COVER THAT LAY UPON US THE STAGES OF THE MOON MARKING TIME AND THE HORSES RUNNING FREE INTO TOMORROW

By Barry Levinson A year after my dad, Murray Levinson, died suddenly of a massive heart attack, while we were at a sporting event, I saw this card and have read it many times, over the many years since his passing: “You may think I’ve forgotten all the special things you did, when you were […]

By Karen Merkow We hear it said that a temple is like our family. It has been so true for us, as Jeff and I have traversed a number of challenges. Our TBS family has supported us in countless ways—from calls, texts, cards, drivers, flowers and, oh yes, more delicious dinners than we could have […]

By Joyce Keller Cohen Every time Allen has become seriously ill, I get a dog. The last time, I adopted a crazy chihuahua basenji mix. Why anyone would mix an African hunting dog with a high- strung bug-eyed chihuahua is anyone’s guess, but that is what happened. Gigi Cohen has turned out to be a […]

By Mark Thompson, cantorial soloist ​​​​​​​For me personally, this year’s theme, New Beginnings, could not be more apropos. I began my 15-year cantorial career at Temple Beth Sholom in July 1994, and now, almost three decades later, as TBS enters an exciting and challenging “new beginning,” I’m back—older, grayer, and hopefully wiser–to serve as cantor […]

By Rabbi Sharon L. Sobel Today begins the Hebrew month of Elul. The entire month of Elul, preceding our High Holy Day period, is filled with moments of mindfulness and pause, which enable us to reach the upcoming Days of Awe in the right spirit. All of the rituals this month are meant to help […]