Tisha B’Av (9th of month of Av) begins this Saturday night. It commemorates the destruction of the 1st and 2nd temples in Jerusalem, and over the course of time, other forms of Jewish collective trauma and memory have also become incorporated into the day’s meaning such that it is recognized as a day of communal mourning. Some […]
Awake in Awe and Appreciate- The Rooster at Dawn By Jeanie Gruber Tired from traveling I was awakened during what I thought was pitch darkness by what sounded like a rooster right below my “urban” window. At first I tried to ignore it, but its persistence kept me from falling back asleep. I was mildly […]
July 1, 2021 was one year since we launched the Jewish Volunteer Gardening Brigade. In 2020 we said: “The JVGB aims to support and engage new gardeners. As we’ve seen gardens sprout up in our neighborhoods around greater Boston, we want to ensure these gardens are productive the entire growing season. Beyond the increased self-sufficiency of […]