Learn to practice patience
Patience wouldn’t be rated as one of my top character qualities. For years I’ve tried to figure out why. Then it occurred to me,...
Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim
In this week’s Torah Parasha, Emor, God reminds the Jewish people that they will be viewed by the world as representatives of God and...
When does God bless you?
As a pastor I’ve been asked to bless everything from babies, businesses and sometimes even the dog Buddy. People get very excited to have...
Time for a spiritual reboot?
Intriguingly, this week’s Torah reading, Achrei Mot-Kedushim, begins by describing Yom Kippur, which is the Day of Atonement, rituals in Vayikra/Leviticus 16. Why would...
Why you need people
Extreme weight loss, migraines, high blood pressure, profuse sweating, heart palpitations, anxiety and loneliness are just a few of the symptoms of solitary confinement....
Soak in these 6 verses on not quitting
The scenery around the San Luis Reservoir was almost from another world. Everything was so green and lush we had to get a closer...
Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim
The Passover story is based on the Exodus from Egypt. The parting of the waters with the crossing on dry land is one of the...
A virus that hits all faiths tests religion’s tie to science
ELANA SCHOR and MARIAM FAM
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Tanzania's president claimed the coronavirus "cannot sit in the body of Christ." Israel's health...
You’ll shine when you fulfill your purpose
Hefsiba CohenSpecial to Valley NewsThe week’s Torah reading, Parshat tzav from Leviticus 6:1-8:37, covers the many details required in the service of the tabernacle....