Alden Solovy, Author at RavBlog

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Mar 19, 2020 by Alden Solovy

These days, witnessing and receiving acts of kindness makes me cry. In this strange time of coronavirus, most of those tears come...

Jul 23, 2019 by Alden Solovy

Isadore Finkelstein z”l taught me how to pray. I was a youth. He was ancient and timeless. My very best Shabbat mornings in synagogue...

Jun 11, 2019 by Alden Solovy

Author’s Note: This essay is dedicated to the memory of Angela Gold, z”l, whose neshama and harmonies blessed everyone she met. I...

Dec 17, 2018 by Alden Solovy

For two weeks before Shabbat Chanukah, four black boards with a question at the top and multi-colored chalk in the chalk trays were...

Nov 16, 2018 by Alden Solovy

As wildfires burned in California, hundreds of missiles rained down on Israel from Gaza. Fire on the ground and fire from the air,...

Sep 6, 2018 by Alden Solovy

At Neilah, the closing service at the end of Yom Kippur, we imagine ourselves standing at the gates of heaven, urgently pleading for...

Jul 17, 2018 by Alden Solovy

Contemporary liturgy is a response to the call of the siddur and the call of our hearts. The siddur carries the weight of history,...

Dec 14, 2017 by Alden Solovy

Take a moment to be fully grateful for just one thing in your life. That little pause may be enough to change your outlook and your...

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