Rabbi’s Reflections – Sunday, May 1, 2022 Shavuah Tov, Counting the Omer – Day 8 Here is the proper blessing to be said each day. This is how Jewish people fulfill the command to count. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ...
Rabbi’s Reflections – Saturday, April 30, 2022 Shabbat Shalom, No Shabbat morning service today at Shomair. See you next week. Counting the Omer – Day 7 Here is the proper blessing to be said each day. This is how Jewish people fulfill the command to...
Rabbi’s Reflections – Friday, April 29, 2022 (Early) Shabbat Shalom, ANNOUNCEMENT: Once a quarter there are 5 Saturdays in a month. This month, April 30th is exactly that, a 5th Saturday. It’s been more than a year now since we decided to have a special...
Rabbi’s Reflections – Thursday, April 28, 2022 Shalom, Every evening, before retiring for the night, Jan and I take a few moments to sit together (usually at the kitchen table) with matzah and Shabbat wine. We reflect on the day, specifically, the many ways we...
Rabbi’s Reflections – Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Shalom *|FNAME|*, Matthew 5:4 part 2 of 2 Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Again, I want to emphasize that all of the beatitudes are intended to produce change from within a...
