Thursday, September 7, 2017

#BlogElul 16 Pray

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I do believe that there is no wrong place to pray and this summer I did a blog post about just that when I was at OSRUI.  You can in a smal...
Friday, August 25, 2017

#BlogElul 3 Prepare: #whatjewisheducatorsdo

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Prepare is really my theme for the whole summer!  I am preparing for the first day of school, first teachers' meeting, ordering suppli...
Thursday, August 24, 2017

#BlogElul 2: Search

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Every year I join with Rabbi Phyllis Sommer and try to blog Elul.  Elul is the month that proceeds the High Holy Days and it is a time w...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

There is no wrong way to pray at OSRUI with guest editor, Brian Avner

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Our Beit T'filah From my time at OSRUI: A beach, a game show and a song parody; what do they all have in common?   Can you imagin...
Thursday, July 6, 2017

Celebrating with Kallah and Kallah, Bride and Bride

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Celebrating Bride and Bride Every morning we read in the siddur "Eilu D'varim; these are the things we can do without measure”...
Monday, June 26, 2017

Google translate, a trip to McDonalds for ICE CREAM and a drive along Lake Shore Drive!

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Guest Post from Lisa Fisher about our Refugees: As I drove to visit Makandja and Bobasha yesterday, I had a plan mapped out in my hea...
Friday, June 23, 2017

Happily Reunited: Makandja and Bobasha, welcoming our Refugees!

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  This week our second refugee, Bobasha, arrived at O’Hare airport on Tuesday afternoon, June 20, National Refugee Day! HIAS and...