by Cindy Warren | Feb 13, 2015 | Blog, Messages from the Head of School, My Jewish Journey
This week we witnessed the downfall of one of television’s celebrated news anchors- Brian Williams. Mr. Williams admitted that he might have “misrepresented” an incident which he reported during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Mr. Williams said that during the war, his...
by Cindy Warren | Feb 11, 2015 | My Jewish Journey, News
Kindergarten students learned more about the medical field and what it means to be a doctor in an amazing program called the “Teddy Bear Clinic”. Students brought their “sick” stuffed toy to each of the doctor workstations to find out more about dentistry, health and...
by Cindy Warren | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
The highlight of our parsha is the Jews receiving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. The fourth commandment is: “Remember the Sabbath day….Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do...
by Cindy Warren | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
This week, to commemorate, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I would like to share a blog post from Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks written in the blog of Times of Israel. Remember the past to build the future.
by Cindy Warren | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
Parshat Bo details one of the most critical events in Jewish history – the Exodus from Egypt/Yeziat mitzrayim. It is the beginning of the formation of the Jewish nation. Immediately after this monumental event, Moses begins with the task of educating and teaching...
by Cindy Warren | Jan 19, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
In the course of the Torash reading, we are told about Pharaoh’s repeated rejections of the Jew’s request to go free. Three different verbs are used in this week’s Torah portion centering on the plagues to indicate the hardening of the Pharoah’s heart: Kasha (k-sh-h),...