Chevre, Our first Shabbaton is this coming weekend: Saturday, Apr. 28, from 9 am to 3 pm, at The Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove. Breakfast nosh and lunch will be provided.  Our morning programs will focus on the spirituality and theory of "loving your...

Chevre, Tomorrow night we continue our exploration of "Love Your Neighbor As Yourself" with a reading of three brief writings on the mitzvah of loving God, and then seeing how it correlates both with loving our neighbor and with humility.  As always, our communal...

Chevre, While hiking at Arches National Park, some “lessons for living” came to me. What’s In A Name? Susan discovered that“Delicate Arch” and “Landscape Arch” originally each had the name of the other. Long ago, the names were mistakenly switched under photographs...

Chevre, Our first Shabbaton is now only ten days away: Saturday, Apr. 28, from 9 am to 3 pm, at The Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove. Breakfast nosh and lunch will be provided.  Our morning programs will focus on the spirituality and theory of "loving your...

Chevre, This coming Friday night we continue our exploration of "Love Your Neighbor As Yourself" with a reading of three brief writings on the mitzvah of loving God, and then seeing how it correlates both with loving our neighbor and with humility.  As always, our...

Chevre, It was a great time to get away from the city. Pesah seder, freedom, Israelites in the wilderness - all that was in mind. We flew out west to celebrate our thirtieth anniversary, together with our boys. I’ve loved Colorado since my first visit as a...

Chevre, I'm happy to announce our first Shabbaton ever! What's a Shabbaton?  For us, it will be something of a mini-kallah, a Shabbat day filled with all of the wonderful tefilah and learning, food and laughter, singing and celebration that we know from our retreats -...

Chevre, We invite you tomorrow night to bring a poem, prayer or other piece that has brought you meaning, with enough copies to share.  You'll have a chance to read the piece aloud and then explain, in a couple of minutes, what you find meaningful in it.  The piece...

Chevre, I'm happy to announce our first Shabbaton ever! What's a Shabbaton?  For us, it will be something of a mini-kallah, a Shabbat day filled with all of the wonderful tefilah and learning, food and laughter, singing and celebration that we know from our retreats -...

Chevre, Some people like to collect poems, prayers and other pieces that resonate with them spiritually.  Our program this Friday night will give us the opportunity to share the things we've collected in the hope that someone else will find meaning in it as well. We...