Apparently More Than One... Adrianne Greenberg is our chief shofar blower, and her skills are amazing. What a sound she produces from that small ram’s horn. And for the final blast before the break-the-fast meal, she shakes the rafters. Nevertheless, Rabbi Debra Cantor had a different idea: If one shofar blower can make that kind of music, what would 10 or more shofar blowers sound like? To test, she brought a whole basket of shofars [...]

    Hardly a breath had elapsed between the last bite of bagel at the break-the-fast meal on Thursday, Oct. 2, when came a shout-out for volunteers: “Hey, everybody, we’re having a Build-the-Sukkah Party on Sunday. Come on down.” Really? Sukkot already? Yup. So a bunch of us hauled up all the pieces from the basement — long poles, short poles, rolled-up slats for roofing, various unidentifiable bits and pieces, and a gigantic blue and [...]

When Alana Weiss visited her gramma, Susan Rosenstreich, she was all-in when the fun activity for the two of them was weeding, planting and harvesting veggies and herbs at Common Ground. There, in exchange for gardening space at Treiber Farm, organizations can raise crops and donate to local food pantries. Susan Rosenstreich is a founding member of the Tikkun Olam Initiative group at our shul, which donates to CAST the carrots and squash, lettuce and [...]

This has been an extraordinary year! At home and around the world. Now, the 2025 High Holidays sharpen our perspective, highlight our fears, stir old memories and, at the same time, bring hope for the future. This year in 5785, we recognize with a renewed commitment that we are linked by tradition, by community and, at the very core of our beings, by a shared identity as Jews. In the excruciating years since October [...]