B’ShERT Blog
Golden Book of Memory 2020
September 28, 2020 by miketrose • Features • 0 Comments
Our Golden Book of Memory is below. Our loved ones remain in our memories and our hearts.
Machzorim for Yom Kippur
September 24, 2020 by miketrose • Features • 0 Comments
Dear B’ShERT family, Attached below are PDF files of the prayerbooks we’ll be using for Yom Kippur. If you have a physical Mishkan HaNefesh prayerbook from the synagogue, you don’t […]
Virtual Backgrounds and High Holy Day Program
September 23, 2020 by miketrose • Features • 2 Comments
You too can sit in the sanctuary! Just download these backgrounds and plug them into Zoom. You can also download our High Holy Days program here.
Mama Schnall’s Pepperidge Farm Stuffing Story by Ellyn Rothstein
September 8, 2020 by emma • Being B'ShERT • 2 Comments
My mother was an excellent cook and baker who, unfortunately, never instructed my sister, Bambi, or me how to prepare her delectable dishes. After her diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and […]
The Scene Behind Open Mic by Pam Glantzman
July 24, 2020 by emma • Being B'ShERT • 2 Comments
It has been a whirlwind, getting Open Mic up and running, something like now you don’t see it, and then yes, you do. You could have gotten whiplash. First there […]
L’dor V’dor: Baking Edition — by Jennifer Tattenbaum
July 9, 2020 by emma • Being B'ShERT • 0 Comments
Last fall, my son’s third grade class did a unit on culture and family. One of the discussions in class centered around family recipes, and my son came home waving […]
Rabbi Hoover’s Message: On The Uprising
June 4, 2020 by miketrose • Being B'ShERT, Features • Tags: rabbi-hoover • 0 Comments
Dear B’ShERT family and friends, Jewish tradition prioritizes pikuach nefesh, saving a life, over almost everything else. In this pandemic, we have been urging our congregants and friends to stay home, […]
June 2020 Voice of Truth
May 28, 2020 by miketrose • Features • 0 Comments
Dear B’ShERT Community, We’re pleased to tell you that the June 2020 edition of the Voice of Truth is now available online. Click or copy here: https://pubsecure.lucidpress.com/2020-06-VoT/ The Voice of Truth team is now on hiatus until the […]
“Being B’ShERT”, Your New Blog!
May 27, 2020 by emma • Being B'ShERT • 3 Comments
Welcome to our newly minted B’ShERT blog, “Being B’ShERT”! I had the pleasure of joining Rabbi Heidi recently on B’Yachad and, over Zoom, I was struck by the amazing camaraderie […]
“No Recipe Recipe” by Sam Silverman
October 13, 2020 by emma • Being B'ShERT • Tags: family story, jewish cooking, jewish food • 2 Comments
My mother was a superb baker, having learned from her Austro-Hungarian mother all the specialties of that vanquished empire. She made a variety of “Pitter Kichen” (Butter Cookies) that were […]