October 31, 2018 Dear friends and neighbors of Temple B’nai Israel, We are broken-hearted about the tragic shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh but comforted and inspired by the outpouring of support our congregation has received from the community. We are...

We are surrounded by gifts. Every day is a gift of life.  We see the gift of a clear blue sky and sunshine.  We feel the gift of a kiss on the cheek from a child or a hug from a friend.  We bask in the gift of a smile.  We enjoy the gift of a homecooked meal that...

There is an order to everything in our lives. We have to be born before we can cry.  We have to crawl before we can walk.  We have to learn the alphabet before we can read. We have to receive training before we can work. Our spirituality also has an order to it. We...

Message from November 4, 2016 Shabbat Shalom everyone! Prior to Wednesday night, there were very few people in the world who were alive the last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series.  That’s a big part of why Wednesday night’s game was so exciting.  The Cubs had...

Shabbat Shalom everyone and Chag Sameach. We have reached the end of the Torah, but more importantly we are about to start reading it all over again. This tradition of reading the end of the Torah and then right away reading the beginning again is tremendously...