Student Rabbi Aaron Rozovsky has announced discussion topics for upcoming Torah study sessions at Temple Israel and Westminster Village. Subjects at three sessions on Feb. 11 and Feb. 18 will include the timely “Jewish Stances on Immigration”; Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year for Trees; and Parshah Yitro.
Grandmother’s legacy is still unfolding
I was thinking (that isn’t always good), my grandmother was the oldest of seven sisters, around whom my family reunion is based. In writing the names down of all the people who were descended from my grandmother, I realized how important it was that my grandmother was born.
Tu B’Shevat reminds us of our obligation to nurture the next generation
Planting and sowing seeds are powerful acts. Every time I look at a mighty oak, a towering redwood or a beautiful willow, trees that could be hundreds if not thousands of years old, I am amazed that such natural wonders began as minute seedlings and fragile saplings.
Cruise passengers find common ground in Shabbat celebration
One of the joys of cruising is meeting people from all over, including Jews from across the United States and around the world. We have met Jews from Texas, Connecticut, Ohio, Canada, England and Argentina. And yes, we have celebrated Shabbat with some of those we have met.