Reno Jewish Story Club Meeting
7 – 9:00 pm Monday, September 23, 2019 “What You Pawn, I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexie I admit to having issues with literature that bleeds about the American underclass. I have issues with panhandlers. I have issues with people who don’t have enough self-control to avoid becoming druggies, alcoholics or zombies. But author Sherman […]
What is Not to Love at this Time of Year?
IT’S FALL! Although I am sure this has many different meanings to you all – I find it to be very important for many reasons. Not only does fall weather bring us some of the most beautiful colors on the surrounding trees and amazing sunsets in Northern Nevada, but it is also a guaranteed time […]
Sounds of S’lichot
I asked myself: who’s listening to these words of confession? Magnificent Ear of the universe, are You my personal confidant? Or am I just talking to myself? Then I got it: the question is a diversion — to distract me from hearing who I really am. Dear Friends: I first encountered S’lichot at Plum Street […]
Security for the High Holy Days
I wish my first President’s Message to you all – our Greater Reno Jewish Community of Temple Sinai (TS), was on better terms. This is what are we faced with here at Temple Sinai and the upcoming Rosh HaShanah/Yom Kippur Holidays. We have all seen the news of constant anti-Semitic rhetoric all over this past […]
Prepping Early for the High Holidays
Dear Friends, It is hard to believe, but the season of preparation for the High Holidays is almost upon us. Starting on Saturday evening with Tisha b’Av, the observance of the date when the Temples were destroyed and Judaism as we knew it changed irrevocably, we launch ourselves into the frenzy of the fall. This […]
Reno Jewish Story Club Meeting
7:00 – 9:00 pm Monday, July 22 “Out of Action” by Joseph Epstein Joe Epstein has been a favorite Story Club author since we read his work “JDate” in 2015. He has a droll and sage way of painting characters and creates inventive plot lines. A lot of Epstein stories have serious themes but he […]