Betsy Frank is UHC para-rabbinic fellow and president.
Are you ready for the High Holy Days?
I don’t mean, are you cleaning the house and cooking for friends and family. I mean, are you doing the work of accounting of the soul in chesbon hanefesh?
Accounting of the soul is hard work but allows us to reflect on actions during the past year.
As the academic year ends for our students in K-12 and college, I’ve started to think about all the hope and talents these students possess.
But developing talents doesn’t end with formal schooling.
So, what are your talents?
I know our congregation is filled with many talented people. First, Student Rabbi Rocki Schy offers succinct homilies, is a pro when reading Torah, and conducts well-organized and informative Torah studies.
Spring is finally here! And spring means Pesach. I hope you’ll attend our congregational seder led by Student Rabbi Rocki Schy at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 8.
This will be our first complete, in-person seder with a full meal since 2019. You may also attend virtually via Zoom.
In other news, please follow our latest efforts to re-envision the congregation. Debra Israel is leading a task force that is exploring future possibilities for UHC.
As many of you know, Dick and I decamped to warmer places for the month of January.
We aren’t exactly snowbirds — one month is too long to be away. Nevertheless, we did enjoy our travels.
As in previous trips, we engaged in Jewish experiences in a variety of places on land and sea.
One of the most interesting places we visited was the Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.