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5/31/23 June is Pride Month, which kicks off tomorrow! Communities throughout the United States (and beyond) observe Pride month with...
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- May 24
- 2 min
Reb Lisa's Message
5/24/23 This week’s parasha, Naso, contains the Priestly Blessing (Birkat HaKohanim). This brief liturgical text, a mere 15 words in...
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- May 17
- 2 min
Reb Lisa's Message
5/17/23 This week we begin the book of Numbers, (Bemidbar in Hebrew). Whenever we transition from one book to the next in Torah, we...
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- May 10
- 2 min
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5/10/23 On the Jewish calendar, we are in the middle of a period known as “Counting the Omer.” This special practice begins on the second...
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- May 3
- 2 min
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5/3/23 May is Jewish Heritage month. This national month of recognizing Jewish contributions to the American tapestry began in 2006. And...
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- Apr 26
- 2 min
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April 26, 2023 Today is Yom Ha'Atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, which is celebrated on the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. A big...
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- Apr 19
- 2 min
Reb Lisa's Message
April 19, 2023 Yesterday was Yom HaShaoh, Holocaust Remembrance day. On this day Jewish communities around the world remember the lives...
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- Apr 12
- 2 min
Reb Lisa's Message
April 12, 2023 Avadim Hayinu, ata bein chorin. We were slaves in Egypt, and now we are free. We sing these words into being every year...
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- Mar 29
- 2 min
Reb Lisa's Message
March 29, 2023 We are one week away from Passover (Pesach in Hebrew). The Exodus from Egypt is perhaps the most formative experience in...
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- Mar 22
- 2 min
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March 22, 2023 Chodesh Nisan Tov! Greetings for a good new month! With the new moon, we begin the Hebrew month of Nisan. This month...
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- Mar 15
- 2 min
Reb Lisa's Message
March 15, 2023 Rain, water, life. The Hebrew root ג-ש-ם (gimel-shin-mem) reveals the interconnection between these three words. Geshem...
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- Mar 8
- 2 min
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March 8, 2023 Wow! What an amazing Purim celebration, right!?!? If you were there you know exactly what I’m talking about–the infectious...
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- Feb 28
- 3 min
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March 1, 2023 We are over a week into the Hebrew month of Adar. This not only marks a change on the calendar, as we move from one month...
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- Feb 22
- 2 min
Reb Lisa's Message
2/22/23 This week’s parasha, Terumah, begins with a vision, a plan, a possibility. That vision is the construction of the Mishkan, the...
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- Feb 15
- 2 min
Reb Lisa's Message
February 15, 2023 My teenage daughter recently said: “We should all just be free to do what we want, without so many rules and...
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- Feb 8
- 2 min
Reb Lisa's Message
2/8/23 Eitz Hayim Hi–Torah is a Tree of Life. This week we celebrate the Jewish New Year of the Trees (Tu B’Shevat was on Monday) and the...
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- Feb 1
- 2 min
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2/2/23 While we still feel the cold bite of winter, most likely we have all felt a subtle shift in the air. By mid day, it’s actually...
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- Jan 25
- 3 min
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1/25/23 Yesterday I received two texts from Chico High School, where my youngest daughter is a sophomore. The first was Code YELLOW,...
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- Jan 18
- 2 min
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1/18/23 In this week’s Parsha, Va’era, Moses and Aaron confront Pharaoh of Egypt and declare, “Let My People Go!” While this demand is...
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- Jan 4
- 2 min
Reb Lisa's Message
1/4/23 On Friday I will be boarding a plane to Denver, Colorado to attend the Annual Shabbaton and Ohalah Clergy Conference. I have not...
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