Avram was very rich in cattle, silver, and gold. He proceeded in stages from the Negeb to as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been formerly, between Bethel and Ai, the site of the altar he had built there at first; and there Avram invoked GOD by name. Lot, who went with Avram, also had flocks and herds and tents, so the land could not support them staying together; for their possessions were so great they couldn’t remain...Read more...
During Yom Kippur, I spoke about our community and our need to seriously work on bettering ourselves. There’s much work to do, and if we all roll up our sleeves together, OVS is going to reach heights never seen before. I want to thank everyone who completed the cards to make pledges for your engagement. We’re still in the midst of processing them. The Reimagining Team will meet soon and we look forward to sharing updates with you....Read more...
We’re less than a week away from the High Holidays and we cannot wait to be together as a community, in our building, to celebrate. I hope you’ll join us for some of the various celebrations we have planned over the time of the holidays. We have our Tashlich picnic at Lenox Park after services on Friday, October 4. Please sign up for your boxed lunch for the picnic on our website. The picnic and Tashlich service will take place on the...Read more...
We’re just about on the cusp of the High Holidays, and as such, things are quite busy at the synagogue to get ourselves ready. In thinking about the High Holidays, I also think about the attitude we have towards all of our holidays. We’re all familiar with the strange and false statement that all Jewish holidays can be summed up in three statements: they tried to kill us, they failed, lets eat. These statements do not describe Rosh...Read more...
What does it mean to be a good person? When we look in the mirror do we see within ourselves goodness or something that gives us pause and hurt? When we are lying in our beds at night and reviewing our days do we feel good about the choices we’ve made, the actions we’ve taken and the words we’ve said? These are all questions that matter. It matters that, as caring and thinking people, we are reflective and...Read more...
