06/17/2026
In the latest issue of the Vine, Rabbi Beraha shares his letter to this year's high school graduates.
"Dear Seniors: Five years ago, you stood on the cusp of Jewish adulthood and became b’nai mitzvah at Temple Micah. But there was no ordinary Shabbat morning buzz. No one was here in the sanctuary to celebrate with you. It was 2020, the height of the pandemic, which meant: we were on Zoom. Nothing about it was the way anyone could have imagined. And your class rose to the occasion.
My favorite memory from that year is the way your classmates passed the Torah from house to house in a large plastic storage container—with hand sanitizer in it, of course—and a note wishing the next kid “mazel tov.” In a moment that could easily have felt like, “Wait…how are we supposed to do this?” you made something out of it. Something beautiful...."
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By Rabbi Josh Beraha, adapted from a sermon delivered May 15, 2026 Dear Seniors: Five years ago, you stood on the cusp of Jewish adulthood and became b’nai mitzvah at Temple Micah. But there was no ordinary Shabbat morning buzz. No one was here in the sanctuary to celebrate with you. It was 2020, ...
