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Rabbi Linda's Blog: Pesach: Celebrating Redemption & Facing Antisemitism
April 2024
The first seder of Passover falls on the evening of Monday April 22, under the light of the full moon and amidst the beauty of Spring. We recount our story of liberation with props from the seder plate and songs from the Haggadah, celebrating redemption, which along with creation and revelation form the three defining narratives of Judaism. Pesach holds the message that motivates our community to work toward freedom and justice while it lends comfort by reminding us of the promise of redemption. This Pesach, we sorely need that reminder.
The displays of antisemitism that we have been witnessing are both distressing and alarming...
Tot Shabbat is Going Strong
Since last fall we’ve met on the 2nd Friday of every month, coming together to sing, color, play, eat, tell stories and celebrate Shabbat together as a community.
Over the past 6 months we’ve had 30 families participate, with about 5‐7 families per month.
Many thanks to our volunteers and our rabbinic interns, who make it all possible: Aya Baron, Lynn Cashell, Nora Chernov, Alicia DePaolo, Elaine Feldman, Alisa Herman‐Liu, Lydia Kendis, Randi Raskin Nash, Alan Ross, Kathy Trow. And of course Rabbi Nathan and Rabbi Linda. Special thanks to student rabbi Koach Baruch Frazier, who joined us for our February Tot Shabbat celebration.
If you’d like to attend or help out at a future Tot Shabbat please reach out to Jackie Gelman.
Upcoming dates: 4/12, 5/10
Rabbi Nathan's Blog: Rabbi Ellen Bernstein's Nirtza
April 2024
We end our Passover Seders this month at "Nirzah/The concluding step" with a wish of L'shana Haba'ah biyerushalayim (Next year in Jerusalem). In that spirit I share Rabbi Ellen's Bernstein's Nirtzah which connects to the root Shalem ‐ in Jersualem ‐ to Shalom, to peace:
We pray that Jerusalem ‐‐ the spiritual center for three great traditions ‐‐ experiences the peace that its name promises. We pray that all people everywhere stand in awe of the heavens and earth and know the peace that comes from living lives of wonder. In the year to come, let us dedicate ourselves to making our cities wholesome cities, cities of peace. (Promise of the Land Haggadah, p.65)
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