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 | Jan 20, 2012 | Knitting, Music
Our Hebrew high school offers core classes and elective classes in small units. When we were approaching the new unit, the educator asked me if I would be willing to teach a knitting class. I agreed to do it on two conditions: that we were able to somehow create a...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Jan 2, 2011 | Judaism
Happy New Year to my wonderful readers! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept of New Year’s resolutions. I’ve never thought much of them because I have rarely seen them work! It always seemed strange to me that everyone at once would pick an arbitrary,...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Dec 13, 2010 | Judaism
I’d like to do a series of posts on this blog about prayer. But, before I discuss specific prayers, I think we need to first discuss the concept of prayer itself. Prayer is about relationship – a three way relationship between self, community, and G-d. Every prayer...
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...