Flower Arranging for Shavuot with Shelly’s Blossom Shop In Honor of Rosh Chodesh Sivan Please join the MMAE Rosh Chodesh Women’s Group and the MMAE Sisterhood in making beautiful fresh floral arrangements to take home for your table just in time for Shavuot. When: Sunday, May 17th, 1:00-2:30pm Where: MMAE Cost: $18 per person Please RSVP below or by calling…
By Rabbi Yerachmiel Shapiro I’ve always wondered why the first “request” blessing in the Amidah meditation is the prayer asking Hashem for wisdom. There are so many things we could ask for, why are wisdom and insight the first things we ask for every time we pray? David Kowarski, one of my most interesting congregants, often sends me texts letting…
By Rabbi Yerachmiel Shapiro Two neighbors were fighting over a financial dispute. They couldn’t reach an agreement, so they took their case to the local rabbi. The rabbi heard the first litigant’s case, nodded his head and said, “You’re right.” The second litigant then stated his case. The rabbi heard him out, nodded again and said, “You’re also right.” The…