by mussar | Apr 1, 2021 | April, Message from the Chair, Newsletter
I don’t know about you, but in my family, it was always a struggle to get the kids to sit still through a meaningful seder, but I wanted to teach them the central message – that “In every generation we are obligated to see ourselves as though we personally had escaped...
by mussar | Mar 9, 2021 | March, Message from the Chair, Newsletter
I am so pleased to share a number of pieces of good news with the CCM community. First, we are excited to announce that Rabbi Joshua Boettiger will be joining us as Associate Rosh Yeshiva in July. Rabbi Boettiger has been the Rabbi at Temple Emek Shalom...
by mussar | Jan 6, 2021 | January, Message from the Chair, Newsletter
It will be a long time before the enormity of the year 2020 can be fully absorbed and integrated into our psyches, but from the vantage point of just a few days into the new calendar year, we can reflect on the highlights (yes there were some!) of the year, at least...
by mussar | Nov 6, 2020 | Message from the Chair, Newsletter, November
As I write these words at the last minute before the newsletter deadline (I admit that I’ve been rather distracted by obsessing over election coverage), I am struck by how much I have called on Mussar over the past week. I continue to remind myself to look for the Tov...
by mussar | Oct 1, 2020 | Message from the Chair, Newsletter, October
I have a confession, not exactly a sin, but not something I’m not particularly proud of. It’s that I’m not very good with money. I don’t mean that I’m a reckless spender, I’m actually rather frugal; it’s just that I don’t understand things like monetary policy and the...
by mussar | Sep 3, 2020 | Message from the Chair, Newsletter, September
This summer has been a time of awakening for so many of us. In the wake of the killings of George Floyd, Armaud Arbery, and countless others, as well as the Black Lives Matter protests that have propelled people across the globe to confront racism, I have been...
