Words of the Spirit with Rabbi Liz

Come hear the calls

Posted on August 21, 2013

Ashrey ha’am yod’ey tru’ah – happy are the people who know the tru’ah sound – says the verse in Psalm 89. The tru’ah sound of the shofar, the ram’s horn heard on Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur, is the staccato group of nine quick blasts. After the long, held tekiya, ­the […]

I am now formally the Rabbi of Or Haneshamah

Posted on August 2, 2013

The time is fast approaching – this year’s fall holidays, a new school year, a new stage in this congregation’s life, and in my family’s. It’s the middle of July, which means I am now formally the rabbi of Or Haneshamah – what a thrill and an honour. It is also the new month of […]