BUFFALO HAPPENINGS
The Torah Portions We Have Been Waiting For
This is the double portion, rabbis always try to avoid. One colleague in particular, would plan to conveniently be
A Vacuum of Life
This week’s portion starts out: “Hashem spoke to Moshe saying: Speak to the children of Israel saying: When a
Renee Levine
Levine – Renee R. April 22, 2020. Wife of the late Kenneth Levine; loving mother of Matthew, DDS Todd
Irving Braun
Braun – Irving April 21, 2020; beloved husband of Arlene Braun; loving father of Lori (Robert) Braciak of FL,
Anita Rothschild
Rothschild – Anita April 15, 2020. Beloved wife of Martin Rothschild; loving mother of Brian (Laurie Silbiger), Paul (Susan)
The Miracles at the Sea
The seventh day of Pesach commemorates the splitting of the sea. That glorious final moment when helplessness at the
What Is the Story We Tell?
This week saw the passing of former Sephardic Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron who was the 104th victim of
Hold onto Hope
As we celebrate Passover in a most unusual manner – at a safe distance from one another – so we
Sparing Our Home
Why the Repetition? The author of the Haggadah that we recite on Passover night asks rhetorically: “The paschal lamb that
Celebrate Good Times
In “Bad vs. Worse: The Ultimate Guide to Making Lose-Lose Decisions,” the author, Joshua Paven, presents a B-Mitzvah party dilemma