My favorite moment of the High Holidays is the final blast of the shofar–not just the sound, but seeing the intense emotions it sparks in both the congregation and the people performing the ritual. I ...
One long note: Tekiah- We were whole. A trail of broken notes: Shevarim-Teruah- We became broken. One long note: Tekiah again-Maybe, just maybe, we can move back toward wholeness. The shofar, a simple ...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NEW TONIGHT: A SYMBOL OF FAITH SURVIVES THE FLAMES. AN ACT OF ARSON TORCHED BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION. FOR ONE FAMILY, IT NEARLY DESTROYED A SACRED ITEM.