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The (Pesach) Dinner Table...
April 21, 2022 | 20th of Nisan, 5782 | Pesach פֶּסַח Dear Beit Rabban Community, Moadim l'simcha! With seders behind me and only a couple...
laura5306
Apr 21, 20224 min read


An Anchoring Sense of Belonging
April 1st, 2022 | 29th of Adar II, 5782 | Tazria תַזְרִיעַ Dear Beit Rabban Community, I’m writing this message from Jerusalem, where I...
laura5306
Apr 1, 20223 min read


From Generation to Generation...
March 25th, 2022 | 22nd of Adar II, 5782 | Shmini שְּׁמִינִי Dear Beit Rabban Community, What an amazing week at Beit Rabban! It was...
laura5306
Mar 25, 20223 min read


Happy Purim from the Beit Rabban Synchronized SENIOR Swim TEAM
March 18, 2022 | Shushan Purim15 Adar II, 5782 | Parashat Tzav פָּרָשַׁת צַו Dear Beit Rabban Community, I send you this special Shushan...
laura5306
Mar 21, 20221 min read


End each day with gratitude...
March 11th, 2022 | 8th of Adar II, 5782 | Vayikra וַיִּקְרָא Message from Lisa Exler, Director of Jewish Studies and Ivrit Dear Beit...
laura5306
Mar 11, 20223 min read


Entering Adar with Big, Conflicting Emotions
March 4th, 2022 | 1st of Adar II, 5782 | Pekudei פְקוּדֵי Dear Beit Rabban Community, Oh, conflicting emotions. This skill of navigating...
laura5306
Mar 4, 20223 min read


A holy sanctuary...
February 25th, 2022 | 24th of Adar I, 5782 | Vayakhel וַיַּקְהֵל Dear Beit Rabban Community, I was recently reminiscing with a parent...
laura5306
Feb 25, 20222 min read


What did that breastplate just say?
February 11th, 2022 | 10th of Adar I, 5782 | Tetzavah תְּצַוֶּה Dear Beit Rabban Community, Reading our first ever edition of Beit...
laura5306
Feb 11, 20222 min read


Torah: Celebration & Repair
January 28th 2022 Dear Beit Rabban Community, It has been a particularly intense Torah week at Beit Rabban. Yesterday we held our annual...
laura5306
Jan 28, 20223 min read


The Beit RaPolitan Diary
January 21st, 2022 | 19th of Sh'vat, 5782 | Yitro יִתְרוֹ Dear Beit Rabban Community, Earlier today I was waiting in line outside a...
laura5306
Jan 21, 20224 min read


Feeling bitter? Remember Miriam
January 14th, 2022 | 12th of Sh'vat, 5782 | Beshalach בְּשַׁלַּח Dear Beit Rabban Community, One of the beautiful things about sharing...
laura5306
Jan 14, 20225 min read


An Ode to 2021 in 21 Highlights
December 31, 2021 Dear Beit Rabban Community, The year 2021 is not exactly ending on a high, except for high infection rates, but we did...
laura5306
Dec 31, 20212 min read


Like Sarah, Rivka... AND...
December 17th, 2021 | 13th of Tevet, 5782 | VaYechi וַיְחִי Dear Beit Rabban Community, It has been a very full and exciting week here at...
laura5306
Dec 17, 20213 min read


Light It Up, SHAhighLIGHTS!
December 3rd, 2021 | 29th of Kislev, 5782 | Miketz מִקֵּץ Dear Beit Rabban Community, We have a minhag at Beit Rabban to share...
laura5306
Dec 3, 20213 min read


Happy Thanksgiving! !חג ההודיה שמח
Week we took a deep dive into gratitude this past week, learning about hakarat hatov and culminating in our fourth annual...EREV...
laura5306
Nov 25, 20211 min read


Running out of our tents...
November 12th, 2021 | 8th of Kislev, 5782 | Vayetzei וַיֵּצֵא Dear Beit Rabban Community, This week I saw my first off off off Broadway...
laura5306
Nov 12, 20213 min read


Pizza, Sushi and Cholent!!!
November 5th, 2021 | 1st of Kislev, 5782 | Toldot תּוֹלְדוֹת Dear Beit Rabban Community, Classic Jewish day school trivia... Question:...
laura5306
Nov 5, 20212 min read


What we are talking about when we talk about...
October 22nd, 2021 | 16th of Cheshvan, 5782 | Vayera וַיֵּרָא Dear Beit Rabban Community, It's that time of year... admissions season!...
laura5306
Oct 22, 20213 min read


Remembering Ido Shefi...
October 15th, 2021 | 9th of Cheshvan, 5782 | Lech-Lecha לֶךְ־לְךָ Dear Beit Rabban Community, We have had some wonderful "shinshinim"...
laura5306
Oct 15, 20212 min read


An optimistic "bitter" month...
October 8th, 2021 | 2nd of Cheshvan, 5782 | Noach נֹחַ Dear Beit Rabban Community, This Wednesday we bid farewell to the month of...
laura5306
Oct 8, 20212 min read

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