A Gift for the Museum
The Goldsmith Museum has been enriched by a new donation of a Betzalel School kiddush cup. The gift comes to us from Dee Silberman, who belongs to another area synagogue, and was donated by the Silberman family in memory of Dee's mother, Irene S. Gogel. The cup is an excellent...
Hunger - here in Baltimore and around the world
Many of our congregants participated in the Friday evening program for Global Hunger Shabbat, where Rabbi Wechsler led a discussion using Jewish texts to illuminate how our tradition views the problem of hunger and our responsibility to work to alleviate it, both as individuals...
More Good for the Earth
It's been awhile since my last posting, but it's never too late to do something good for the earth, and in turn, for ourselves. First, let's recognize this week's Global Hunger Shabbat, sponsored by the American Jewish World Service, to promote food justice around the world...
Nes Gadol
Our letter was a nun. It was the last letter in Zebulun, in the third verse of the first chapter of Exodus, which begins “These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each coming with his household: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun...
Limitations and Desserts
When pastry chef Christina Tosi was asked by Bon Appetit how she comes up with her off beat but insanely good desserts for Momofuku Milk Bar in New York, she answered “Limitations. Restrictions help with creativity. You have to learn to make something out of nothing...
Religious Literacy
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life recently released the results of a new survey on religious knowledge in America. If you’re interested, you can take an abridged version of the quiz on line. (http://features.pewforum.org/quiz/us-religious-knowledge/index.php) I’m...
The Grand Design
British physicist and mathematician Stephen Hawking has published a new book, The Grand Design. In it this brilliant scientist explains that, “to understand the universe at the deepest level, we need to know not only how the universe behaves, but why.” He’s absolutely...
Summer Shabbat Services in the Krieger
During the summer at Chizuk Amuno, they give the main sanctuary a rest and conduct Saturday morning services in the Krieger auditorium, which is the multi-purpose room across the hall. Can I tell you how much I love these services? They set up 350 chairs and on a given Saturday...
Preparing a Sermon
Over the summer, Chizuk Amuno asks congregants to deliver the Shabbat sermon in place of the regular Rabbis. I've enjoyed the other sermons very much. It is fascinating to hear the range of perspectives in our community. So this coming Saturday, it's my turn and it would...
