Another week into the COVID pandemic brings us to another Jewish holiday that is normally celebrated in groups with friends and family....

Do I believe in miracles? Absolutely! Unfortunately, there is a tendency to think that miracles only happened in the Bible; the ten...

What is Chanukah? Seems like an easy question to answer. But the rabbis themselves had trouble explaining the significance of Chanukah,...

This coming week, we will celebrate Thanksgiving. My sense is that it will be unlike any most of us have experienced in our lifetimes,...

K-1st grade -- Abbie Villanueva Abbie grew up in the Las Vegas Valley and has been a teacher in Nevada since 2003. She and her husband,...

There are many awful things that have come out of this pandemic, too many to list really. But there are also some positive things that...

Steve and Sandy Bass, with two young sons, joined Midbar Kodesh Temple so that Harrison who is 8 and Howard who is 4, would find a Jewish...

As of the writing of this week’s shtender, we do not yet know the results of the national elections. Intellectually, we know that every...

Cantor Elizabeth loves to share her commitment to creating and sustaining a spiritually vibrant Jewish community. She was born in...

Each Shabbat we take a moment to pray for the welfare of the government. This prayer has been part of our liturgy for centuries. In...