Sharing memories together

May 07, 2012 |  Filed in: Notes from the Cantor |  By: Michael Glozman

We’ve successfully completed our 3rd Purimspiel together. I want to share with everyone how much fun it was working with our group and even more special to watch our Congregation enjoy the evening.

A Musical Interlude

May 07, 2012 |  Filed in: A Musical Interlude |  By: Alan Mason

I have been invited to co-chair the Composers Workshops at this summer’s national joint conference of the Guild of Temple Musicians and American Conference of Cantors.

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

May 07, 2012 |  Filed in: Scholar In Residence |  By: Mitchell Chefitz

Do you have a nightly ritual as you prepare for sleep? Do you remember your dreams come morning?

If you were fortunate as a child, your parents tucked you into bed and wished you happy dreams. Now, in adulthood, you likely tuck yourself into bed. Doing so is serious business, first preparing your body for sleep, then covering yourself in sheet and blankets.

To Save A Child’s Life: A Sacred Jewish Duty

May 07, 2012 |  Filed in: Rabbi's Message |  By: Jody Cohen

There are approximately 400,000 children currently living in foster care in the United States. The numbers are pretty evenly split between boys and girls and the majority of children are Caucasian. Most of these children, whose average age is 9, are placed in non-relative homes and often move placements every 14 months. Although in many cases, the goal is reunification with natural parents or relatives, each year, at least one quarter of these children is available for adoption.

A Good Translation

May 07, 2012 |  Filed in: Marla’s Meisele Maysele |  By: Marla Towbin

WHAT DID YOU DO? My mother (of blessed memory) would ask, and though there were four of us, and even if I was pretty sure I was innocent of all childhood infractions, I remember more than once cringing while trying to associate my actions of the last few hours with her disappointed scowl.

We Did It!

May 07, 2012 |  Filed in: Presidential Perspective |  By: Ben Kuehne

As we bring our exciting and action- packed 90th Anniversary to a close, we can be confident of at least one very important development: Our future as Temple Israel is assured for the next generation.

Four Children

Apr 09, 2012 |  Filed in: Marla’s Meisele Maysele |  By: Marla Towbin

Each Passover we are commanded to retell the story. The youngest at the table asks four questions, and as part of the answers we are offered the example of the four children.

A Musical Interlude

Apr 09, 2012 |  Filed in: A Musical Interlude |  By: Alan Mason

This year’s version of the annual Winter Jewish Music Concert at Temple Israel of Greater Miami was the program’s best in its four years of existence.