Brawerman Elementary School Graduate's Essay on the Temple Wins Milken Award!
Brawerman graduate Emma Maier won the Milken Family Foundation 2nd Annual Jewish Educator Awards Student Essay Contest, writing about her High Holy Days experience at Wilshire Boulevard Temple.
"It was an auspicious way to begin the year, singing words of my ancestors in such a magnificent and spiritually enriching environment. Our rabbi spoke of how we must "hold the Torah high," a metaphor that inspires us to live full and meaningful lives. Singing these words in this sacred space was my way of "holding the Torah high." I felt particularly enriched as I walked down the steps from the bimah to join my family once more."
Read the full essay here!
Additional coverage in the Jewish Journal.
"It was an auspicious way to begin the year, singing words of my ancestors in such a magnificent and spiritually enriching environment. Our rabbi spoke of how we must "hold the Torah high," a metaphor that inspires us to live full and meaningful lives. Singing these words in this sacred space was my way of "holding the Torah high." I felt particularly enriched as I walked down the steps from the bimah to join my family once more."
Read the full essay here!
Additional coverage in the Jewish Journal.
Posted on 2012-01-04 09:38:26
