Moving Forward into the Climate Crisis
10/05/2022 07:00:42 PM
Sermon, Yom Kippur Morning 2022/5783
What Can We Do? Moving Forward into the Climate Crisis
I would like to invite you to think about a place that you have been to and wish to return, like a park or a vacation spot or your grandmother’s backyard. I know many people in...Read more...
the importance of belonging
10/04/2022 06:30:07 PM
Sermon, Kol Nidre 2022/5783
Let me set the stage. There we were. Our ancestors, the Children of Israel, in the wilderness of Sinai. Before we even knew the details, we answered God with one voice, expressing our eagerness to be a holy nation. Standing at the foot of Mount...Read more...
New Year, New Generations
09/29/2022 10:40:03 AM
Sermon, Rosh Hashanah 2022/5783
I still remember a short conversation I shared with my mom when I was a child. My family was out to dinner at a local coffee shop. The year was probably 2001 because I believe we were discussing politics and the looming threat of terrorism that gripped...Read more...
SH'MA YISRAEL, Listen
09/29/2022 10:25:28 AM
Sermon, Erev Rosh Hashanah 2022/5783
How important is the skill of listening? It’s so important that the first experience human beings have of the Divine is an auditory one. Adam and Eve “heard" the sound of God walking about in the Garden. The earliest humans no more saw God than...Read more...
Unlocking your Children’s Full Potential
08/01/2022 08:55:23 AM
Director of Youth & Family Engagement
Unlocking Your Children's Full Potential Through Jewish Learning
For every Jewish soul in the world, I hope for one of two things: that they find Judaism, or that Judaism finds them. I was the latter case....Read more...
Pts: A place to belong
07/01/2022 09:50:55 AM
President
When I was a young mother, I wanted the synagogue to be a second home for my family. I wanted it to feel familiar and comfortable. I wanted my children to know where everything was and to feel free (within reason) to relax, run around, and be...Read more...
l'dor vador
06/01/2022 04:27:59 PM
From generation to generation. This is a phrase we hear in Judaism nearly constantly. For my family, most recently, we heard these words from Rabbi Feder as we handed the Torah to my daughter as she became a bat mitzvah.
In a perfect world, my parents would have...Read more...
CONGREGANT TURNED TEACHER
05/01/2022 12:49:54 PM
Although Karen Neinstein has been a PTS member since 2016,...Read more...
standing with ukraine
03/24/2022 10:05:02 AM
The tragedy unfolding before our eyes in Ukraine continues to fill us with shock and horror. The sounds we hear of attacks from video clips pain our souls. The pictures on television hurt our hearts. And the testimonies from those who have endured the suffering echo in...Read more...
if i am not for myself
03/24/2022 10:04:42 AM
Chief Community Officer
The jocks in my high school used to throw pennies at their less cool classmates as they walked down the hall. Since I was (and still am) someone who tended more towards nerd than cool kid I had a few coins tossed at me over the...Read more...
