by Cindy Warren | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
The theme of “Chessed”, or acts of kindness, is at the core of this week’s parsha. Avraham welcomes the three strangers into his tent with and offers them a lavish meal, freshly cooked, in a way which is above and beyond what anyone would have expected. (In the end,...
by Cindy Warren | Oct 22, 2014 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
The book of Genesis is a book that itself could be studied over an entire year and the reader would still be left with many questions. When we study the books of the Torah and perhaps the book of Genesis in particular, we need to look at the stories and ideas on both...
by Cindy Warren | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
To remember the rainbow that God sent as a reminder that he would never again bring a flood to the world, why not try this beautiful and healthy rainbow of fruit kebabs!
by Cindy Warren | Oct 15, 2014 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
Some holiday reading for Simchat Torah… Bereishit-The-Genesis-of-Justice – Rabbi Sacks
by Cindy Warren | Oct 6, 2014 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
On the holiday of Sukkot, we celebrate our successful agricultural harvest with the four species. The lulav, made up of the willow, myrtle and palm branches, is taken together with the etrog. One of the many meanings ascribed in the Midrash to the four species is that...
by Cindy Warren | Oct 1, 2014 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
There is something unique about the ninth inning in baseball, the fourth quarter in football, set points in tennis and the final minutes in a hockey game. Sometimes the unexpected happens during those last few minutes of the game that changes everything. It could be a...