Nov 22, 2024 | Jewish Thought of the Week, My Jewish Buffalo
Relationships and Exchange Sharpen our Collective By Miriam Abramovich Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of leading a delegation of eight extraordinary women to the Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly (GA) in Washington, DC. This gathering brought...
Nov 15, 2024 | Jewish Thought of the Week, My Jewish Buffalo
Give me Partnership or Give me Death By Rabbi Brent Gutmann Twenty-four years ago and not yet twenty-one years old, I packed my trunk as I headed off for my first year as a counselor at Shwayder camp on the slopes of Mount Evans. With a young thirst for philosophy,...
Nov 8, 2024 | Jewish Thought of the Week, My Jewish Buffalo
Courage, Curiosity and Faith By Susan Goldberg Schwartz Life challenges us all day long, from the minutiae – What should I wear? What do I need from Wegmans? – to the more significant – What values guide me? How can I make a difference? It is through...
Nov 1, 2024 | Jewish Thought of the Week, My Jewish Buffalo
Shooting Out Prayers By Cantor Susan Lewis-Friedman Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, a Chassidic Rabbi and great grandson of the Ba’al Shem Tov, teaches that everything cries out for the Glory of God. Even if we are not necessarily thinking about it, we are called to draw...
Oct 23, 2024 | Jewish Thought of the Week, My Jewish Buffalo
Untie our Tangles and Set us Free By Rabbi Shlomo Schachter For the yahrzeit and memorial event on October 7th, I was asked to share a prayer for the release of the captives. Over the last year I have heard and read many different prayers for the release and return...
Oct 16, 2024 | Jewish Thought of the Week, My Jewish Buffalo
Exercise and Diet…It’s not Just Good for You. It’s a Mitzvah! By Lorne Opler As a community, we have just collectively congregated in synagogues across Buffalo on Yom Kippur to atone for our sins of the past year, to both ask G-d and our fellow brothers and sisters...