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 | Jun 6, 2010 | Judaism, Knitting
My mother is an incredibly talented artist. For many years now, she has used her talents for the sake of hiddur mitzvah – beautifying the mitzvah – of tallit. She painted her first tallit for the occasion of my Bat Mitzvah. It was purple flowers on white...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Apr 15, 2010 | Judaism, Knitting
Good news! TBT will be holding a fabulous cabaret night with music and food this Saturday night. More good news: I will be leading Havdallah to lead us into the festivities. Even more good news: We don’t have enough spice boxes for every table to have one. If we...
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. ...