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Rabbi Nathan's Blog: Rabbi's Note

September 2025

As many of you know we have a tradition in the month of Elul as we prepare for the High Holidays to recite Psalm 27. Oftentimes we will sing the Ahat Sha’alti song as a way to connect to this practice, but I wanted to share an excerpt of this psalm as translated by my colleague Rabbi Yael Levy. In her translation of the beginning verses of the psalm (1‐4) Rabbi Levy writes:

To the Beloved,
The Infinite Presence is my light and expanse, who should I fear... 

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Tot Shabbat is Going Strong

Since last fall we’ve met on the 2nd Friday of every month for Tot Shabbat, a program where we come together with young families to color, play, tell stories, schmooze, eat, sing, and celebrate Shabbat together as a community. Over the past 6 months we’ve had 30 families participate, with about 5‐7 families per month.

Many thanks to our volunteers and our rabbinic interns, who make it all possible: Jackie Gelman, Lynn Cashell, Elaine Feldman, Alisa Herman‐Liu, Lydia Kendis, Randi Raskin Nash, Alan Ross, Kathy Trow, and, of course, Rabbi Nathan and Rabbi Aviva.

If you’d like to attend or help out at a future Tot Shabbat please reach out to Jackie Gelman.

Upcoming dates: 9/12, 10/11

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August 2025

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 of the...

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