Entries by Rachel Barenblat
From the Rabbi – August 2022
As I write these words, it isn’t yet quite August. But believe it or not, we’re on the runway to the Days of Awe.
As Shabbat Approaches
Oy, what a week it’s been. (And when, in recent memory, have we reached Friday afternoon and not felt that way?)
From the Rabbi – July 2022
I didn’t expect to spend Shavuot in the hospital recovering from a heart attack, but life is full of surprises.
After Roe
My heart keeps breaking at the news emerging from the Supreme Court.
We knew that the end of Roe was coming. It’s still a shock to the system, and portends a tremendous amount of suffering to come. Countless people will suffer and die because of today’s ruling, and we know that the consequences will be most dire for people of color and for those without the fiscal resources to travel to “safe” states where abortion is available.
Guest Post: “Raise the Lamps”
This guest post is the D’var Torah that CBI member Ziva Larson offered at Kabbalat Shabbat services on Friday, June 17, 2022.
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