CLICK BELOW TO WATCH Rabbi Miriam’s Video Hanukkah Message where she shares her perspective on the topic: “Darkness & Light: Reflections on Hanukkah.” Find out what parts of the Hanukkah story may not be true…
We are entering the darkest time of the year. Over the course of the eight nights of Chanukah, the world grows darker – the moon wanes until it disappears from the black sky and then just the thinnest crescent of moon will appear. As the darkness around us grows, we literally bring more and more …
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(excerpted from Rabbi Miriam’s Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon) So here we are at the DJC, celebrating our 18th year. At 18 years of age we have a tremendous amount to celebrate. There is so much to be proud of and so much to thank each other for. So many of you have served on the …
The New Year we are preparing to enter in the Jewish calendar is bound to be momentous. This year, 5775, according to Jewish mythic time (JMT), marks two special milestones that we will be weaving into our reflections, practice, and joy these High Holy Days. (1) In the life of the DJC, this is our …
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Have you heard of the term Third Space? Ray Oldenberg coined the term to refer to a space that is neither home nor workplace – a Third Space for community building, civic engagement, and creative interaction. In the context of painful and polarizing conflict, when much of the public discourse is framed in black and …
This past month has been nothing short of Torahpalloozah! I can’t think of a better word to describe the range of ways that Torah has taken a central role in exciting and engaging Jewish life in this fair city of ours in the past few weeks. Many Jews who haven’t engaged with Torah as adults, …
When we sit down at our Seder tables this year, what will help us hear the words of the haggadah in new ways, face the realities of slavery and oppression with new eyes, and be stirred toward liberation, for ourselves and for those around the world? What can the Torah teach us about the transformation …
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