by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Apr 1, 2010 | Judaism
When I grew up in Queens, NY, I loved Passover. This was a holiday for seeing family. (I loved seeing my cousins so much that when I was 5 years old and we were moving to a new house around the block, I cried because I thought we would have to get different cousins...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Mar 24, 2010 | The Things I Learn from My Students
Almost immediately after I posted the “perpetual fire” post, I was handed this wonderful mitzvah sheet from my student, Brooklyn. With her permission, I share it with you: Mitzvah Category: Iyun Tefillah Activity: I communicated with G-d 5 minutes every...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Mar 24, 2010 | D'var Torah, Judaism, Leviticus
“A perpetual fire shall be kept burning on the altar, not to go out.” These words appear at the beginning of Parashat Tzav (Lev 6:6), this week’s Torah portion. How do you keep a perpetual fire burning? You have to feed it constantly. If you neglect it, it will...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Mar 21, 2010 | Judaism
Reprint from my article in Temple Beth Torah’s bulletin: A few weeks ago, I was reading an article (I wish I could remember where) in which a woman talked about how she used to treasure the long family seders of her youth. She had fond memories of being allowed...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Mar 17, 2010 | Knitting
I have enjoyed yarn crafts for almost my entire life. For the past several years, I have become a passionate and dedicated knitter. Knitting keeps me calm in stressful meetings; it helps me stay focused on what is happening; it relaxes me after a difficult day. ...