Shalom Y’all!   As the calendar turns to March, the weather is beginning to (finally) warm up! The evenings are becoming very nice and soon we will be complaining about […]

Shalom Y’all!   In late January, I received an email from Herb Katz. It is not unusual for me to receive emails from Herb – we are in contact pretty […]

Shalom Y’all!   While visiting family and friends in Houston during my winter vacation, I was asked time and time again how we were doing in Florida. Every conversation, at […]

Shalom Y’all! Temple Beth Shalom is a community made up of a variety of types of people.  Sometimes, it is hard to look out in our congregation and find the […]

My love for Israel is irrefutable. This does not mean I must agree with everything Israel does…but when it comes to the safety and protection of Israel and her citizens, […]

Shalom Y’all!   So, the High Holy Days have ended – we have celebrated Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Time to take a break, a breather, right? Well, that’s not completely […]

Shalom Y’all! As we are approaching the Jewish New Year and the High Holy Day period, the Days of Awe, it is imperative that we search for those whom we […]

Shalom Y’all! I know I may sound like a broken record, but I will scream it from the rooftops as many times as I need to. The Boxt family loves […]

Shalom Y’all! As I am sitting at my desk in late May writing this message, I am realizing how quickly time flies by.  As you are reading this, we have […]

Shalom Y’all!   Is it May already? When the Boxt family moved to Ocala in July 2022, there was so much to do and so much going on. Carlie was […]