Moving Forward-Rabbi Boris' Blog
The power of the Seder
04/21/2022 11:53:30 PM
Every year when we sit down to our Passover seders, I reflect on the great miracle of this experience. The miracle is not that the sea split as the Israelites were on their way to freedom. That was pretty nice. The miracle is not even...Read more...
What is holding us together?
01/24/2022 02:09:17 PM
I've had a lot on my mind this week. As you know, last week, at around this time at a suburb outside of Dallas, Texas, the horrible situation took place as five people were taken hostage at a Congregation Beth Israel during a Shabbat service. As I mentioned in the letter I wrote to this community, while anything that affects the Jewish community or a place of worship feels especially difficult as a rabbi, this one hit very close to...Read more...
Making time to remember
04/20/2020 06:14:54 PM
It is one of the most moving moments of the annual Montreal Yom Hashoah commemoration. After an evening of readings, songs and stories of individual survivors, one by one, the different generations are asked to stand up and be recognized. First, with a remarkable sense of humility in their...Read more...
A Practical Passover
04/06/2020 10:56:43 PM
I am sure I am not the only one who gets as much joy out of planning for our Passover seders as the seder itself. In past years, I would often spend at least a few weeks getting ready for the big day,...Read more...
Baking Bread before Pesach
03/30/2020 11:19:51 PM
I know that this is the time
to clean my house
rid my drawers and cabinets
of the crumbs
the remains
of all that has risen, and held me back
the mistakes, the missed opportunities
the hurt
this is the time to sweep it away
and pack up what I...Read more... The meaning of sAcrifice
03/23/2020 02:36:09 PM
Life gives us many changes in perspective, but I never thought I would see one like this.
I doubt any of us thought that a pandemic of this scale was even possible, even if the reality of...Read more...
A new reality
03/16/2020 03:30:18 PM
I have never been a morning person, but it has been especially hard to wake up the past few days. Living through this pandemic, each morning brings more bad news, new regulations, and an unbelievable shock to know that this is the new normal...Read more...
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