Debra Weiner-Solomont, at The Blogs

Nov 8, 2022, 6:59 AM

Counting and more counting: A view from inside

From the time of Creation, we have been counting. The days of the week are counted in Breishit, The number of Israelites who entered Egypt are counted (70 people Exodus 1:5) An entire book is dedicated to numbers and counting....

Jul 31, 2022, 5:16 PM

The Power of Hello

A friend once shared a story about a time that she took her grandchildren to the beach. She sat alone and noticed a group of women chatting nearby. She decided to approach them. Her Hello led to a “shidduch”...

May 3, 2021, 3:41 PM

Crowd Control in the Beit Hamikdash

It was eerie to study yesterday’s daf in Tractacte Yoma, 21. The Rabbis grapple with how it was that so many thousands of worshippers were able to squeeze into the area of the Beit Hamikdash - עומדין צפופין they...

Jul 21, 2020, 4:26 PM

Creating Community through Zoom

The last portion of the Torah- זאת הברכה has the verse which we recite each morning, as part of the morning blessings. It is also the first verse we teach our children once they learn to talk: תורה צוה...

Jul 10, 2020, 3:16 PM

The changing face of our relationship with synagogue

The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way we conduct ourselves in so many ways especially now as the country may enter another lockdown. We must think and plan before going anywhere. Spontaneity has gone to the wayside, for now...

About Me

Debra Weiner-Solomont is the coordinator of the Pardes Institute Community Education Program. She received her MSW from Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Debra along with her husband and sons came on aliyah from Brookline, MA, 27 years ago.