by Sarah Jane | Jun 11, 2021 | News
בס״ד Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message: Lag B’Omer is a turning point. Whether a moment or a transition, we suspend the traditional solemness and mourning practices of the Omer period for a day of celebration. Marked with weddings and haircuts, we take a collective sigh of...
by Sarah Jane | Jun 11, 2021 | News
בס״ד Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message: Have you ever had a once in a lifetime experience? Years ago a family friend, who is a rabbi, had what she described as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. She was hired to serve as the onboard rabbi for...
by Sarah Jane | Jun 11, 2021 | News
בס״ד Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message: I feel like I should be blowing shofar in the morning. On one hand, I know that this is an absurd statement. We blow shofar each morning in the Hebrew month of Elul, the last month of the year, as we...
by Sarah Jane | Apr 23, 2021 | News
Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message: I think Purim is the holiday that feels most similar to the world we are currently living in. And no I’m not just talking about masks. Everywhere I look I see our reflection in the story of the Megillah. At the...
by Sarah Jane | Jan 6, 2021 | News
בס״ד Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message: A religion that’s thousands of years old must also remain current. Judaism does that every day of our lives. Our Judaism of today is as important as shaping who we are as Jews and as a Jewish...
by Sarah Jane | Dec 4, 2020 | News
בס״ד Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message: Hanukkah the holidays of Macabee, miracles, and light. As we prepare to celebrate Hanukkah this year we will especially focus on the mitzvah of pirsumi nessa – publicizing the...
