“The Census in the Wilderness: Making People Count” May 31, 2025 ~ 4 Sivan 5785 Parashat Bamidbar Rabbi Lisa Eiduson ~ Temple Shir Tikva ~ Wayland MA Brittany Hunter writes: “On a warm day in June 1892, Homer Plessy, a 30-year-old shoemaker from New Orleans, walked up to the ticket counter and bought a Continue Reading »
I grew up believing that unfortunate events had to be whispered, especially in the presence of my grandparents. I could never understand why, mid-sentence, their voices would suddenly lower. “She had a car accident.” “He was diagnosed with cancer.” “They are getting divorced.” It felt like an unspoken rule: misfortunes simply could not be voiced Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/CU1xdFGGEOk Herman J. Blumberg, Rabbi Emeritus Temple Shir Tikva Wayland, MA May 16. 2025 1.(Riga Family) How did it happen that I stand here this day, the grandson of an orthodox, Yiddish speaking, modest Jewish family from a rural village near Riga, Latvia? How did it come to be that the pudgy kid Continue Reading »