We are heartbroken about yet another attack on a peaceful demonstration yesterday. Our hearts and prayers are with the people of Boulder as we hold up the Jewish community. The community was simply walking to bring awareness to the 58 hostages still held in captivity in Gaza. Thank you to the first responders who reacted and help evacuate the injured, de-escalate before more people were hurt, and arrest the alleged offender. We pray for the complete healing of the injured including a Holocaust survivor. Violence against the Jewish community is up exponentially since 10.7.2023. We appreciate the support of our allies who continue to speak out against the rise in violence and antisemitism. #BringThemHomeNow #AmYisraelChai 🎗️ (fb)

As we prepare to stand once again at Sinai, we share this image and poem from our friend Joanne Fink of joannefinkjudaica Journey Toward Revelation A Prayer for Shavuot by Joanne Fink For 49 days we are instructed to count the Omer, as we journey from freedom to revelation. We’ve studied the seven lower Sefirot— the Divine attributes of Chesed, Gevurah, Tiferet, Netzach, Hod, Yesod, and Malchut— striving to understand, emulate, and embody their sacred essence. Seven weeks of seven days: a matrix of 49 pairings inviting us to grow, to prepare ourselves to receive the gift of Torah. May each day we count ignite a deeper knowing of the Divine within us and all around us. Sinai eternally awaits— transcending the conveyor belt of linear time. Revelation, continuously unfolding, insistently beckons us to encounter the Mystery. Braced by community, surrounded by the generations who came before us and those yet to come, we answer the sacred call. We gather the sparks, we sow the seeds, we ascend the mountain of inner transformation. May each step we take draw us closer to who we are meant to become. And when we stand at the threshold of revelation, may the Light of Sinai illuminate our path. May we rise to the challenge of living the Torah we receive— weaving the sacred into the everyday, bringing compassion, courage, justice, and truth into the world. May we become vessels of Divine presence, radiating holiness in a world longing for healing. Artwork is titled “The Mountain” (fb)