• A Conversation with Josh Lasky, author of Every Step is a Gift

    Every Step Is a Gift: Caregiving, Endurance, and the Path to Gratitude - available from Nicola's Books & Literati Bookstore - explores Josh Lasky’s eleven-year journey as a caregiver to his father who battled Parkinson’s Disease. Josh was just twenty-one when he took on this Herculean responsibility, and although his story is unique, it is […]

  • BIC Pirke Avot with Rabbi Dobrusin

    Beth Israel Congregation 2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    Rabbi Dobrusin will facilitate “Zoom” discussions on the classic Rabbinic text: Pirke Avot. While the title is usually translated as “Teachings of the Sages”, a more interesting translation is "Chapters of Fundamental Principles." Pirke Avot consists of short rabbinic statements concerning ethics, faith and interpersonal relationships. Reading Pirke Avot helps us focus on the values […]