by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Dec 21, 2011 | Judaism
Some other synonyms for light are bright or brilliant. We often become so caught up in gift buying and the children’s version of the Chanukah story, that we forget what the real history of this holiday is. As I mentioned in last year’s Chanukah post, “The story of...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Dec 20, 2011 | Judaism
Last week, a group from our Women’s Club gathered to celebrate Chanukah (a little early). As part of my teaching, I prepared eight meditations on the theme of light. I looked up the word in a thesaurus and discovered that the many synonyms for this word made...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Dec 18, 2011 | Judaism
I am writing these words onboard an Amtrak train returning from Washington DC where I attended the most moving, uplifting, and fulfilling URJ biennial conference that I have ever attended. At this largest URJ biennial ever, we heard inspiring words from world famous...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Dec 7, 2011 | D'var Torah, Judaism, The Things I Learn from My Students
Hello! As you’ve probably noticed, I took a little break from blogging for a few months. I think I’m back now. I’ve had a bit of writers block, and I think that one good way to get past it is to have a guest blogger write for me . At B’nei Mitzvah services at...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Jul 29, 2011 | D'var Torah, Judaism, Knitting, Numbers
This week, with Parshat Masei, we complete the reading of the book of Numbers. The parshah begins with a description of the journeys of the children of Israel as they make their way through the wilderness towards the Promised Land. The Torah recounts each stop on...