by Rabbi Heidi Cohen | Apr 25, 2024 | Newsletter
Why did we let it happen? Why didn’t we just get out? How could we just let them lead us to the gas chambers? How could we let people push us out of businesses, schools, and our communities? These were questions from not only after the Holocaust, but these are...
by Rabbi Heidi Cohen | Apr 18, 2024 | Newsletter
Passover is z’man cheiruteinu, the time of our freedom. We love this holiday and all that we get to do with it. From the mass amount of cooking, which if the Israelites cooked like we do for Passover today, we would still be living in Egypt; to the gathering together...
by Rabbi Heidi Cohen | Apr 11, 2024 | Newsletter
As we prepare for Passover, we ask an important question; What does it mean to be free? As Americans, we understand freedom to be, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom to assemble. While we have those freedoms, we also...
by Rabbi Heidi Cohen | Apr 4, 2024 | Newsletter
Our emotions can sometimes get the best of us. When we are angry or frustrated with something, we might forget to stop, think, and then act. It’s easy to react to an email or a posting that we disagree with or find offensive. And when we react too quickly, our anger...
by Rabbi Heidi Cohen | Jan 18, 2024 | Newsletter
Remember one year old celebrations? We might remember them from pictures of when we turned one or when we celebrated our own children turning one. There was a party that was definitely more for the parents and family since the child would not remember it. There was...
