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Devra Aarons 2025 Gala Speech
Shavuah Tov kulanu. Tonight my goal is to walk you through the two foundational values of Midrasha - community-kehillah, and...
Devra C. Aarons
Mar 113 min read
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Changing My Assumptions by Sam Slavet (Winner of 2024 Better Together Essay Contest)
Poverty: a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources or essentials for a minimum standard of...
Devra C. Aarons
Apr 8, 20243 min read
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CCM Annual Gala Speech by Devra Aarons
Shavua Tov beloved Midrasha community. Thank you for coming out on a rainy night to be in this room together. There is nothing I love...
Devra C. Aarons
Mar 4, 20243 min read
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What makes you Jew? By Kyla Cohen and Nate Greenberg
Good evening. My name is Nate Greenberg. Good evening, My name is Kyla Cohen Note: I grew up attending B’nai Tikvah in Walnut Creek and...
Devra C. Aarons
Mar 4, 20247 min read
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Why do we Retreat?
By Devra C. Aarons February 14, 2024 About 20 years ago, I walked into my first Midrasha classroom of 11th and 12th graders. More than...
Devra C. Aarons
Feb 19, 20245 min read
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Gratitude in a Time of Crisis
This past week I learned that two of the Israeli kipnapped victims were from the Hod Hasharon community of our Mifgash partners, Mozenson...
Devra C. Aarons
Nov 28, 20232 min read
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The Magic of Mifgash
This past Shabbat I got a lovely call from CCM alum parent, Jodi Oronsky. Her son Isaac joined us for both the Summer and Winter Mifgash...
Devra C. Aarons
Sep 19, 20232 min read
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