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By Rabbi Laura Metzger Maybe the sun is shining while you are reading this. Maybe not. It’s raining today as I write. All the past week, the sun has remained muted behind a scrim of gray. The days have been … Read More
D’var Torah Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner Watching a tree transform from dormancy to blooming is an invigorating experience. It offers us hope for renewal, a new beginning. We are literally watching nature’s promise of a better year. And that is … Read More
About 50 people attended The J’s Tu B’Shevat seder on Monday, Jan. 21, in the Patio Gallery. Organized by JOFEE, a four-course catered dinner, including the traditional foods of the holiday – the new year of trees – was served … Read More
In the darkest and coldest months of winter, Judaism invites us to celebrate the renewal of trees with the holiday of Tu b’Shevat. We celebrate the promise of spring and plant seeds with the hopes that new life will soon … Read More