The Art of Leading Services
This coming Shabbat, with my rabbi on vacation and our intern doing Air Force Reserve duty, I will have the opportunity to lead Torah study and services for our informal Shabbat morning. As I’ve observed others over the past few years lead services at my temple I’ve taken a number of mental notes and what [...]
Shabbat Kit To Go…and Other Cool Stuff
Last weekend we stopped by one of our local Judaica shops to browse. While there I saw a really wonderful Shabbat and Havdalah kit to go. I thought this was a great place to share with those of you who will be doing or who do lots of traveling AND who are trying to honor [...]
I Made It Through the Rain….No! Through An All Nighter: Tamara Recounts Shavuot
The night was young and I was already exhausted. My days start early, needless to say, I look forward to relaxing weekends. For some reason though, I never caught up on my sleep last weekend which makes this small feat even bigger.
This year, my husband and I managed to be awake for the ENTIRE (unless [...]
Bayit Shlishi: The Challenge of the Third Temple
One topic I’ve found that is sure to mix it up at any Shabbos table (no matter what the brand of Judaism of the people sitting around it) is that of Bayit Shlishi, the Third Temple. Since 1967, Israel has (technically) had the opportunity to build the Third Temple, but for a host of reasons [...]
Pesach, in Chavi’s World
This post is cross-posted on my personal blog. This is the second part of a two-part blog, but since it’s pretty darn long, you can read the first installment of my Pesach, which includes my first-ever experience at an Orthodox shul, by clicking HERE. And if you don’t want to read it? Well, let’s just [...]
Tied Up In Knots
This is just a brief note to inform our readers of a very helpful site. I have decided to take on the mitzvot of tallit and tefillin on a daily basis. Since I have made this decision, I decided that my shel rosh (head tefillin) needed some adjusting so it would fit properly. Well, being [...]
Yet Another News Story On the New Reform Siddur
Last fall (I think it was last fall) The URJ published its new Siddur called “Mishkan T’filah” which is apparently still making it in to the news, because the South Florida Sun-Sentinel ran a story on it last weekend.
Here is a snippet:
The book, called Mishkan T’filah, hasn’t touched off any fistfights so far. But [...]
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