Shabbat Shalom from Laurie Katz Braun, Tamid’s Theater and Creative Arts Rabbi! Never met a Theater Rabbi before? You’re not alone! Rabbi Braun is the founder of Theater 8–a place where life, stage, and the human spirit are fused. Created in God’s Image. Now What???Our tradition teaches that we are all created in God’s image,
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Shabbat Shalom, This week is Parashat Emor and the Torah says, “you shall not put a stumbling block in front of the blind.” For the past decade, Ruth Messinger has dedicated her work to removing stumbling blocks for some of the neediest people and places on our globe. Through political advocacy, education, and a deep personal
Read MoreMay 4, 2012 Reverend Dr. James Cooper Rector, Trinity Church 74 Trinity Place New York, NY 10006 Dear Revered Cooper, Thanks to your support, the life of our synagogue has been more exciting these past few weeks that ever before. I wanted to personally thank you and the Trustees at Trinity for opening the doors
Read More“A Child’s Blessing on Shabbat” by Rabbi Darcie Crystal, Young Family Rabbi Perhaps my favorite moments of the week are the ones each Friday night when my husband and I place our hands on our children’s heads one by one and bless them. Our seven and five year-old son and daughter look forward to that moment,
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Fused By Their Faiths Published: April 16, 2012 9:17 PM By MARIA ALVAREZ. Special to Newsday Photo credit: Nancy Borowick | Rabbi Darren Levine of Tamid stands inside St. Paul’s Church on Broadway. (April 11, 2012) Two dads developed a relationship watching their sons play basketball at a neighborhood playground, never knowing they had a common link —
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Last week, people all over the world are honored Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Rememberance Day. Our hearts cry out for the shattered lives and at the same time, we’re mindful of the righteous of the world who sheltered, fed, and protected our People and others, at the risk of their own lives. The generation of
Read MoreAcross the world tonight people will be reading names. Six million names. Incredible that we choose to recall names as our mode of memory, when so many of us struggle with recalling names of people whom we’ve just met. Still, it makes sense. Often, in fantasy, sharing your name shows a deep level of trust,
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