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February 1, 2026

Feb1

Rabbi Aviva Marchione

We are living in scary times. Each subsequent day the newspaper brings more troubling news; our democratic institutions are stressed, federal officers are hunting and expelling individuals out of the country, the semblance of a moral and functional government seems to be evaporating. Witnessing the authoritarian bent of our country’s government, and its turn towards a regime of fear is one that has caused many of us to despair (myself...Read more...

Rabbi's Message

November 1, 2025

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Rabbi Aviva Marchione

There is something magical about sitting around the dining room table, illuminated by the warm glow of lamp light and surrounded by friends and family despite night time descending early. As the seasons change and autumn slips into winter, we are precisely at the moment in our year cycle in which the Jewish value hachnasat orchim (welcoming guests) rises to the forefront of our lives. Thanksgiving and Hanukkah are two holidays in which we...Read more...

Rabbi's Message

August 1, 2025

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Rabbi Aviva Marchione

When we think of the High Holidays, our minds jump right to Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. We think of crisp fall mornings spent at shul, apples dipped in honey to sweeten our new year, and breaking our fasts with bagels and lox after a full day of spiritual contemplation. But, believe it or not, despite being only August, we are well into the fall holiday cycle.

Some Jewish thinkers consider the mournful 17th of Tammuz (the beginning...Read more...

Tue, February 10 2026 23 Shevat 5786