Drash for Congregation Ner Shalom‘s Shabbat service, October 13, 2023, a few days after the start of the Israel-Gaza war. by Cyndi Norwitz. A few days ago, we celebrated Simchat Torah, marking the cycle of our sacred book from the end all the way forward to the beginning. We unrolled the Torah scroll, creating a […]
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Parashat Bereshit: Adam’s Curse
October 16th, 2023 · No Comments
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D’var Torah for my Bat Mitzvah
June 15th, 2014 · No Comments
This is the drosh, the Torah commentary, I wrote for my Bat Mitzvah on June 14, 2014. My Torah portion was Sh’lakh L’kha, specifically Numbers 15:14-16. I gave a shorter, and less technical version, at the actual service. The only changes were to the genetics portion in the beginning (I also did not read anything in boxes). […]
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Shabbat Service Planning
June 5th, 2014 · No Comments
Sites, books, music, and more For bat mitzvah, bar mitzvah, d’var Torah/drosh, aliyot, services, etc From the adult education class at (the Reconstructionist) Congregation Ner Shalom, Cotati, CA in preparation for our b’nai mitzvah, June 14, 2014 (plus June 28 & July 11) Last updated June 5, 2014 Torah Reading Sh’lakh L’kha (Numbers 13:1 – 15:41) in […]
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Shabbat Dinner for 20
May 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Once a month, our synagogue, Ner Shalom in Cotati, California, holds a family Shabbat dinner. Sometimes it’s a potluck, other times they order platters from a local restaurant. A few months ago, I volunteered to do the cooking. I had two motives here: 1) I love to cook for large groups of people. Seriously, I […]
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Cornbread Challah (vegan & gluten-free)
October 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments
We hosted a potluck for Sukkot this year and told everyone we would provide the challah. The last shabbus potluck we went to had regular challah and Miriam ended up with some symptoms due to cross-contamination from the eggs (part of the ritual is breaking the bread with your hands; while we don’t do that […]
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Gluten-Free Vegan Challah
May 24th, 2008 · 10 Comments
We belong to a Shabbus potluck group that meets every month or two. Yesterday, it was at our home. Although Miriam (and I) can’t have gluten, traces aren’t an issue. Unfortunately, it’s not that way with egg. Even a little crumb can give her symptoms. Challah is a braided egg bread that plays an important […]
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