Mariela Socolovsky: Reflections on a Cold and Rainy Winter Night Note: This is an email I sent to our CBB staff on the night of Wednesday, December 22nd after returning from a night of service with CBB community members at Pershing Park. -Mariela Socolovsky, Director of Community Engagement Wow! This was an amazing night. It [...]
Becca Wrench: Mi Shebeirach List I had my name added to the Mi Shebeirach list - the prayer for healing - on January 7, 2021. Two days before that I had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Every time I go to services I hear this list read and see if I recognize any names. If [...]
Elizabeth Mason: Thanksgivikuh Our Hebrew calendar found us segueing from Thanksgiving to Hanukkah within a matter of days this year. As such, the gestalt of Thanksgiving evoked a background for gratitude, light and dedication of the soul. Within the microcosm of the Mason family, there emerged a small-scale miracle around this period of time, its [...]