A Sense of Synchronicity
05/31/2018 11:50:12 AM
Last month I had the privilege of traveling with World Pilgrims (part of Atlanta’s Interfaith Coalition Initiative) to Sedona and Canyon De Chelly, Navajo Nation. For a week I experienced the grandeur of the southwest alongside my brothers and sisters of Christian and...Read more...
May God Bless You and Keep You
05/24/2018 09:20:29 AM
May God bless you and keep you
May God cause the divine light to shine upon you and be gracious to you
May God turn toward you and grant you peace
(Numbers 6: 24-26).
We read the above blessing (commonly known as the Priestly Benediction) in this...Read more...
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Pirkei Avot
05/18/2018 08:00:09 AM
Interpreted by Fred Shessel
What is in a name? To ShRead more...
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Music
05/17/2018 08:00:09 AM
Setting the Stage for Next Year
05/16/2018 11:57:48 AM
49 times in our congregation’s history we have gathered to discuss the business of Temple Sinai with the community as a whole. These meetings have been at times controversial – the meeting to approve the lot on Dupree Drive as our future home, the meeting...Read more...
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Mindfulness
05/16/2018 08:00:10 AM
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Israel
05/15/2018 08:00:10 AM
As our world population gets bigger and bigger we are faced with a difficult predicament: how do Read more...
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Mitzvot
05/14/2018 08:01:36 AM
If you have still not “opted in” to receive our delightful, daily doses of spirituality, this is your last opportunity to do so.Read more...
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Nature
05/13/2018 08:00:09 AM
Nature itself is the Divine Presence.
Special thank you to Margery Diamond for her beautifuRead more...
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Pirkei Avot
05/11/2018 08:00:10 AM
Interpreted by David Schoenberg
#MeToo (unfortunately)
In tRead more...
Atop the Summit: Spirituality. Shavuot. Sinai
05/10/2018 12:16:30 PM
“Rabbi, I may not be a very religious person, but I am quite spiritual.”
Had I put a dollar in a tzedakah box every time someone said a version of these words to me over the...Read more...
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Music
05/10/2018 09:46:10 AM
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Mindfulness
05/09/2018 08:01:08 AM
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Israel
05/08/2018 08:00:13 AM
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Mitzvot
05/07/2018 08:00:13 AM
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50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Nature
05/06/2018 08:00:11 AM
With the ink of its showers and rains, with the quill of its lightning, with the hand of its cloudRead more...
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Pirkei Avot
05/04/2018 08:00:11 AM
Interpreted by Sybil Ginsburg
We are taught to value deeds over proclamations of faith. The worRead more...
Know Before Whom You Stand
05/03/2018 11:46:25 AM
The saying: “Know Before Whom You Stand,” is a Jewish maxim that often appears above the Ark in synagogue sanctuaries. It is based on a phrase found in the Babylonian Talmud (Berakhot 28a) reminding us of the significance and the power of that place in which we find ourselves praying...Read more...
Rabbi Brad Levenberg's Invocation at the 2018 Mayor's State of the City Breakfast
05/03/2018 11:15:32 AM
State of the City Breakfast 2018 -The Honorable Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
I was recently studying our weekly scriptural reading according to the Jewish people, the Torah portion Emor, with a first grader. Together, we read these words, which God instructed Moses to tell the...Read more...
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Mindfulness
05/02/2018 08:00:13 AM
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Israel
05/01/2018 08:01:10 AM
The SniffPhone Project has created a small plug for your cell phone that can screen for diseases by your exhaled breath. The SniffPhRead more...
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Mitzvot
04/30/2018 08:00:11 AM
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Nature
04/29/2018 08:02:10 AM
When God created Adam, God led him around the Garden of Eden and said to him: “Behold my works! See how beautiful they aRead more...
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Pirkei Avot
04/27/2018 08:00:12 AM
Interpreted by Rafe LeRead more...
The Relevance of Jewish Tradition
04/26/2018 09:11:21 AM
Relevance. Anytime I am planning a session for Torah study, I strive to ensure that the lesson which emerges from the learning is one that will be relevant in some way to the lives of participants. Study that leads to relevant and realizable applications of Jewish wisdom is one way to show that Judaism remains a living, dynamic, contemporary and vital expression of our values each and every day of our...Read more...
Temple Sinai in India 2018
04/26/2018 09:00:09 AM
Temple Sinai members are in India with Rabbi Brad Levenberg. Follow their experience on this blog, Rabbi Brad's Facebook here, and our Facebook Page here.
Day 11
Our Last Day in India
It’s hard to believe that the trip is coming to an end. Our group visited the Gateway to India and the Caves of Elephanta, two marvelous sites with a fascinating historical juxtaposition, before splitting up...Read more...
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Mindfulness
04/25/2018 08:02:11 AM
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Israel
04/24/2018 08:00:11 AM
The Dead Sea Scrolls have represented one of archaeology's most intriguing mysteries since they were found in the 40’s and '5Read more...
50 Days of Spiritual Moments: Mitzvot
04/23/2018 09:18:52 AM
I hope that all who are receiving the 50 Days of Spiritual Moments are enjoying reading and reflecting upon them. However, for thoseRead more...