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11/03/2020 08:54:52 PM

Mar11

Words of the Spirit, by Rabbi Liz Bolton, Or Haneshamah's rabbi and spiritual leader

Come hear the calls

21/08/2013 09:27:49 PM

Aug21

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 three mournful calls of shevarim, we get the lively dance of tru'ah. The psalm also calls on our connection to tzedek u'mishpat ... hesed v'emet - justice and...Read more...

I am now formally the Rabbi of Or Haneshamah

02/08/2013 09:24:16 PM

Aug2

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 Av, when concepts of tearing down and rebuilding, letting go and moving forward are highlighted in our liturgical cycle. It is awesome to notice that so...Read more...

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