Bylined opinion and news columns published by United Hebrew Congregation Terre Haute.
In our corpus we have texts such as Tanakh, Midrash, Talmud and Shulchan Aruch. Incredible minds like Rashi, Rarnbarn, Ibn Ezra and Nachmanides, beautiful and intricate languages such as Hebrew, Ladino and Yiddish, titanic moments like revelation at Sinai, the reigns of David and Solomon and the return from the exile.
However, despite this, I could not find a witty quote or a piece of insight from our sages that can properly convey my thoughts.
As I write this column, the Congregation has just finished an important rite of spring, the congregational annual meeting. Congratulations to all the board and I hope that UHC members will feel free to contact any of us with your ideas and concerns.
Sadly, we also say goodbye to our student rabbi, Aaron Rozovsky. We wish him well as he finishes up his fifth year of studies.
I was planning a quiet dinner at home with Ralph for our 50th anniversary, as he is not able to get out. My daughter Carrie had other ideas. With the help of my neighbor Jean and Norma, we had a great Hawaiian luau party. (Since we couldn’t get to Hawaii, they brought the party to us.)
Sisterhood will hold our yearly May carry-in luncheon at noon Tuesday, May 9. We get to taste everyone’s cooking. We would love to have you join us.
As we are in the month of Iyyar, one of our obligations is the performance of the mitzvah of sefirat ha’omer, counting of the Omer. The counting of the Omer will culminate with the celebration of Shavuot on the 6th of Sivan (May 30 to June 1).
I find this incredibly beautiful. Why? Because we live such hectic lives.