As the parent of an eight and a four year old, I’ve pretty much become an expert on the new Disney movie Encanto. My kids know the words to every song. We have dance parties every other night as our Amazon Alexa plays the music. I’ve watched the movie over their shoulder while doing dishes or Continue Reading »
Rabbi Lewis: Rabbi Dorsch:
Rabbi Israel Salanter, the ideological founder of the Mussar movement, is reported to have said that ““A rabbi whose community does not disagree with him is no rabbi. A rabbi who fears his community is no mensch.” Thankfully, I can share with you that I’ve never feared my community. On the contrary: I’ve been embraced, Continue Reading »
The entire time I was in Canada I was petrified of getting COVID. We had our mandatory PCR COVIDs test before entering Canada. I was fine. But a day after our arrival, I felt like I was catching a cold. That’s when the anxiety kicked in to full swing. If I had Omicron, would I Continue Reading »
I had a rather humorous encounter at physical therapy. My excellent therapist had grown up as a Brownie and learned about Chanukah as a game of dreidel. Could I tell her the real story about what the holiday was all about? So as she dug into me, I did. I told her about the struggle Continue Reading »
