AP tests preempted Teen MESH this week but Fern, along with dedicated helpers, Carol Blau and Leslie Billet, stepped up at the last minute. (more…)
Kol Emunah Blog
We’re not in Camelot but it is the “lusty Month of May.” May plays host to Jewish American Heritage Month, Short Story Month, Children’s Book Week and a plethora of other special celebrations.
To mark the confluence of Jewish American Heritage Month and Short Story Month, I am featuring some of the short story collections, of which there are many. (more…)
This week we had two phases to our meal prep. On Monday, Shirley Grill met Jordan in the kitchen after school.
Fern Heinig planned the meal and provided a shopping list. Lou Hammerman and Sarita Eisenberg were going to do the shopping, but the Shomrei office staff offered to take care of it.
Sermon by Rabbinic Intern Jacob Lipkin
We just read the single most important verse in the entire Torah. I recognize that I’m making a strong claim, so I owe some serious justification, but I’m hoping you’ll give me a chance to make my case. There’s a reason I’m sharing this as my final sermon of my internship and not the first sermon! (more…)
Three summers ago, I was lying on my couch in terrible pain from messing up my back. Every time I moved, I was yelling out loud (it is good I live alone or I would have scared someone), It was a beautiful day and all I wanted was to be outside enjoying the summer, playing golf or tennis or anything, other than being stuck lying on my couch. A little depression was settling in. (more…)

