by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Dec 26, 2021 | D'var Torah, Exodus
This was sermon for Parshat Sheimot (Delivered via Zoom 12/24/21) In this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Shemot, we read that “a new king arose who did not know Joseph.” Because he did not know, learn or...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Sep 29, 2010 | Judaism
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for me. I made it through the holidays fine, but came down with a nasty case of laryngitis, which progressed into fever, infection, and a week of misery shortly after Yom Kippur. The doctor put me on a Z-pack and a heavy dose of...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Sep 8, 2010 | Nature, The Things I Learn from My Students
Hi all! I wanted to share two things with you to put you in a Rosh Hashanah mood for tonight. The first is in the catagory, “Wisdom of My Students.” I assign my students thirteen mitzvot to do in preparation for their Bar or Bat Mitzvah. One of these is to...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Jul 31, 2010 | D'var Torah, Deuteronomy
“And now, O Israel, what does the Eternal One your G-d demand of you? Only this: to revere/ fear (yirah) the Eternal One, your G-d, to walk only in G-d’s paths, to love G-d, and to serve the Eternal One, your G-d, with all your heart and soul.”...
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...