Summer Shabbat Celebrations
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JFS Community Chaplain Rabbi Lynn Liberman, BCC, and para-chaplain and cantor Deb Winston will offer a series of three videos to celebrate Shabbat this summer.
Continue readingJune 15, 2021
June 11, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Korah
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I once got lost in the desert with friends. Not a metaphorical desert, either. A group of us were out hiking in the desert about 30 minutes north of Eilat — near Kibbutz Ketura, where we were living — and we missed a trail marker. We found ourselves on a ledge, looking down at the […]
Continue readingJune 4, 2021
Pride 2021 Is Here!
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J-Pride will have several offerings throughout June; whether you prefer ritual engagement, educational opportunities, or just hanging out with community, there’s a place for everyone to be loud, proud, and Jewish this month. 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10: Antisemitism & Queerphobia w/ JCA How does yesteryear’s Nazism impact the rhetoric of today’s antisemitism and Queerphobia? […]
Continue readingJune 4, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Sh’lach
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Have you ever tried to get a toddler to sit still during mealtime? I’ve heard that there are kids who sit at the table and eat what they’re given, but given my recent mealtime experiences, that sounds like fake news to me. I’ve mentioned in the past that our kiddo has opinions, and this extends […]
Continue readingMay 28, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: B’haalotecha
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Every morning in our household starts the same way. Our little one wakes and starts crying his vague morning whimpers, which my wife and I can hear through the baby monitor. I’m a heavy sleeper, and I sleep with earplugs in (a habit I’ve developed during my time living in Brooklyn), so it’s usually my […]
Continue readingMay 28, 2021
Remembering My First-Born; He’s Buried at Adath Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery
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This Memorial Day I remember my oldest son, Jared Daniel Levy.
Continue readingMay 21, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Nasso
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When I was growing up, my family had a lot of rituals we carried out on Friday evenings to welcome the Shabbat. They did evolve over the years, as all things do, but there are a few that remain constant and stand out particularly in my memory. We always lit candles with my mother. I […]
Continue readingMay 7, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Behar-Bechukotai
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Take a beat, says God. It’s OK to be overwhelmed.
Continue readingApril 30, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Emor
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A few weeks ago I was at the playground with my kiddo and my wife. It was a sunny Saturday afternoon and the place was hopping. If you want to know where the party is on a weekend in Bed-Stuy, I can tell you — it’s at the playgrounds. Kids of all ages raced around […]
Continue readingApril 15, 2021
Community Coming Together For Virtual Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration
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Maybe next year will be the time we can all get together to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut as a community, but as long as we’re all going to be together virtually, the JCC and their community partners are determined to make the best of it. Steve Mintz, the new director of programming at the Minnesota JCC, […]
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