From the Rabbi's Desk

During Yom Kippur, I spoke about our community and our need to seriously work on bettering ourselves. There’s much work to do, and if we all roll up our sleeves together, OVS is going to reach heights never seen before. I want to thank everyone who completed the cards to make pledges for your engagement. We’re still in the midst of processing them. The Reimagining Team will meet soon and we look forward to sharing updates with you....Read more...

We’re just about on the cusp of the High Holidays, and as such, things are quite busy at the synagogue to get ourselves ready. In thinking about the High Holidays, I also think about the attitude we have towards all of our holidays. We’re all familiar with the strange and false statement that all Jewish holidays can be summed up in three statements: they tried to kill us, they failed, lets eat. These statements do not describe Rosh...Read more...

“You are what you eat…” or so the saying goes. The idea behind the saying has to do with our bodily health being impacted by the foods we eat. Perhaps we could look at the saying as having to do with the styles of foods we eat. Some of us like different ethnic foods and it demonstrates our adventurous nature. Some of us like to have “fancy” food and it demonstrates that we enjoy elevating the ordinary. “You are what you eat…”...Read more...