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Shalom Chaverim,
Earlier this week, over 150 members of our Greater Boston Jewish community participated in the Jewish Federations of North America’s first-ever virtual General Assembly, which brought together more than 10,000 people from across the country and around the globe. It was a …
Shalom Chaverim,
In normal years, there’s something cathartic about taking down our Sukkah at the end of the holiday season. The deconstruction of the physical structure mirrors the winding down of this period of heightened intensity and there’s a sense that we are ready to return to a …
Shalom Chaverim,
This short week has felt like a roller-coaster,, as we emerged from Yom Kippur on Monday and prepare to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot this weekend.
As I thought about the health of our American democracy, the safety and well-being of the Jewish community and other vulner…
Rabbi Marc Baker deliveres his keynote at From Strength to Strength, CJP's 2020-2021 kickoff event. Watch or read below.
This past winter, my grandmother Muriel passed away at the age of 97. Nothing gave her more nachas (joy) than her 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grand-children. I’m…
Shalom Chaverim,
I hope you all had a healthy and restful summer.
After this week’s Massachusetts primary — and with just two months until the presidential election — I am thinking a lot about choices. At the heart of democracy is our right as citizens to choose the people who will…
