December 2011 Ds.Henk Poot Meditatie ‘In de mensen een welbehagen’ Lucas 2: 14 Eén van de meest gezongen kerstliederen is het ‘Ere zij God’. Er gaat geen viering voorbij of het wordt met dit gezang afgesloten, staande, als dank aan God, maar ook vervuld met een diep verlangen. Het ‘vrede op aarde’ klinkt daarin als … Read more
As I write this newsletter, I am in Australia on what has become an annual February trip. This is my third visit to this far away country and, as always, I so enjoy the people, the landscapes and the weather. Although the news was full of terrible floods and wild fires in Australia before I … Read more
December 2009 We had parent teacher conferences on Sunday for my 14 year old son Avraham. Avraham’s our first boy after four daughters, so choosing a high school for him had been a new experience. Dormitory schools are pretty standard, especially for boys, and I tried not to be insulted that my independent son happily … Read more
January 2008 The weekly Torah portion that is read in the synagogue every Shabbat morning is actually a section of the Five Books of Moses that becomes part of a Jew’s entire week. Even Elitzur, still in nursery school, has a Rabbi come in every week to give his group of 4 year olds … Read more