By Rabbi Steven Bayar Happy New Year! There is an interesting confluence between our incoming secular New Year and…
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By Cantor Lorna Wallach It probably wouldn’t surprise you to hear that my favorite Hanukkah tradition is to sing through…
Andrea Hirschfeld, President of Congregation B’nai Israel, attended the bi-annual convention of The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) last…
By Rabbi Sharon Litwin This past Sunday in BBRS, our Kitah Vav (6th grade) students and parents (see pictures below)…
By Cantor Lorna Wallach Each year at CBI we have a “Youth Group” Shabbat. (This year it is on Friday evening,…
By Rabbi Steven Bayar This is Rabbi Bayar’s most recent post for Rabbis Without Borders-My Jewish Learning. This post was…
By Cantor Lorna Wallach This Shabbat (Oct 16-17) has been designated as Sabbath of Solidarity with Israel. One of my…
By Rabbi Steven Bayar The recent events in Israel are a cause for concern for all of us. Reports from my…
By Cantor Lorna Wallach In his book, The Art of Public Prayer, Lawrence Hoffman states that sacred music is music…
By Rabbi Steven Bayar We live in a practical tradition. We begin the New Year with ten days devoted to…