“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 »
To view the Sermon, click here As a parent with young children, if an animated movie is released with enough fanfare then there is a strong likelihood that I’m going to be forced to watch it at some point. There have been many of these movies that I’ve enjoyed and even returned to with my Continue Reading »
To view the sermon – click here I remember my anxiety the first time that I went to the American Embassy in London. The year was 2006 and I was eagerly awaiting a student visa so that I would be able to continue my rabbinic studies at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. And if Continue Reading »
