Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Christmas Star

Christmas Star
This year our night sky will display a planetary wonder dubbed the Christmas star. From our vantage point, Jupiter and Saturn cross paths every few decades but they haven’t gotten this close together for almost 800 years. It will create an amazing spectacle as their lights conjoin. I don’t know what the Biblical star was…
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A DIFFERENT KIND OF GIFT

A DIFFERENT KIND OF GIFT
To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the…
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In Person

In Person
In this pandemic season, we are fortunate to have technology at our fingertips. We can zoom meetings, family gatherings, and even social game nights. It’s a nice alternative, but it’s still an alternative. For special moments – whether celebrations or times of distress – we hunger for the real deal. There is no substitute for…
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Look outside

Look outside
People are going stir crazy after months of stay at home orders. The four walls of the house are getting smaller and smaller and for many, emotions are getting more raw. Let me encourage you (us) to lift your eyes. Look to the outside. Open a window shade or better yet, go outside if you…
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