October 16, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Years ago when I was working at the World Holocaust Remembrance Center of Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, I realized that there is one person almost everyone knows from the Holocaust. This young girl is Anne Frank. It was...
October 13, 2025 – HRA18 Joy Has Returned to the Land We cried. We prayed. We mobilized—together with millions around the world. Today, we rejoice and give thanks to G-d that all the captives have been freed! On the very day when Hamas stole joy from the...
Enjoy these snapshots of the great gathering with so many across our community as we celebrated Sukkot and encouraged everyone to take action and become Upstanders! Last night’s Sukkot celebration at The Green at Kings Harbor was a beautiful evening of faith,...
October 10, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Sukkot 5786 (2025) Numbers 29:26-34 Sukkot, the name of this Torah portion means “booths.” This refers to the Feast of Tabernacles. Between Rosh Hashanah, the new year (also...
October 7, 2025 – HRA18 Last night, our community gathered at the Holocaust Garden of Hope to mark two years since the October 7th attacks — the deadliest assault on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Together, we stood in solemn remembrance, reading...
October 3, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Ha’azinu 5785 (2025) Deuteronomy 32:1-52 (Haftarah: Samuel 2:1-51) Ha’azinu, the name of this Torah portion means “listen.” “Listen, you heavens, and I will speak;...
