Woman in linen dress walking through golden wheat field at sunset — Shavuot and the story of Ruth
Belonging

"Your People Shall Be My People": What Ruth Teaches Us This Shavuot

At Sinai, there was thunder. There was fire. There was smoke rising from the mountain, a sound like a great shofar growing louder and louder, and a voice so overwhelming that our ancestors said: w...
Shabbat Shuvah: A Pause Between Beginnings and Renewal
Days of Awe

Shabbat Shuvah: A Pause Between Beginnings and Renewal

  Between the joy of Rosh Hashana and the solemnity of Yom Kippur, the Jewish calendar offers us a unique moment: Shabbat Shuvah – the Shabbat of Return.   It is a time suspended between celebrati...