Category Archives: holidays

A seder to savor

Posted on March 30, 2012 by rabbisteinman

If you are going to be in Los Angeles and haven’t yet figured out your second seder, I hope you will consider joining me for A Seder to Savor (you can see the menu at that link). The dinner will include a … Continue reading →

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Apricot, prune, cherry, poppy or apple?

Posted on March 7, 2012 by rabbisteinman

I’m speaking of hamantashen, the official baked good of Purim. I am a lifelong fan of apricot hamantashen. I enjoy the other fruit flavors listed above, but I will always pick apricot. This, however, proved to be a challenge in … Continue reading →

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A new month begins, an anniversary looms

Posted on November 27, 2011 by rabbisteinman

Today was the first day of Kislev (MY GRANDMA’s yahrzeit). While the marketing blitz that is the holiday season begins after last week’s holiday in preparation for Christman, Chanukah and even Kwanzaa, there is another occasion looming large this week. … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2011 by rabbisteinman

I hope that you have a happy, meaningful and delicious Thanksgiving. There are so many things to be grateful for this year. To name a few, I am grateful for MY DAD, THE DIVA, my family and friends, the opportunity … Continue reading →

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God bless the USA

Posted on November 23, 2011 by rabbisteinman

I am so glad to live in this country. As you might remember, I spent three years living abroad (that is an exotic way of saying that I lived in Canada). While there were many great things about Canada (good … Continue reading →

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Traveling woes

Posted on November 22, 2011 by rabbisteinman

There are few things worse than traveling this week. I am so excited to get to spend time with MY DAD, THE DIVA, my cousins, aunts and uncles (minus AS, DP, NJ, and EJ-S (who will be sorely missed)). I … Continue reading →

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Veteran’s Day

Posted on November 11, 2011 by rabbisteinman

I found these poems online and find them to be an appropriate marker of Veteran’s Day. Alden Solovy Veterans Day Prayer G-d of compassion, G-d of dignity and strength, Watch over the veterans of the United States In recognition of … Continue reading →

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The night of broken glass remembered

Posted on November 9, 2011 by rabbisteinman

Today is the commemoration of Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass. It was November 9, 1938 in Nazi Germany and parts of Austria that synagogues, homes and businesses owned by Jews, and people were brutally destroyed. Though Kristallnacht was 73 … Continue reading →

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I cried this morning

Posted on October 18, 2011 by rabbisteinman

And it was for a happy reason. I knew that while I was asleep, safe in my bed, Gilad Shalit’s transfer from captivity to freedom (and that is a loaded image and I will get there) took place. I looked … Continue reading →

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How do the youth remember?

Posted on May 9, 2011 by rabbisteinman

Sally Joseph is one of two young Israeli emissaries serving Temple Sinai this year. Sally and her partner, Shalev Fried, work within the congregation to teach about Israel, imbue a love of Israel, and make a meaningful connection with our … Continue reading →

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