Dear Friends,

It is hard to believe we are approaching another new year.   Even as our years are filled with joy and challenges, the time seems to fly so fast.  These days right before Rosh Hashanah are a paradoxical period.  We are meant to reflect on the past while also looking to the future. Let us begin with reflection…This past year has certainly been a full one for Geoff and me.  We moved back to Chicago and began new jobs in wonderful communities.  Just recently, we began a new chapter in our lives - parenthood.  In May, Geoff and I welcomed our first child into the world, Ruby Truth Abrams-Prass.  Our daughter has already transformed our lives in so many ways.  In addition to being a rabbi, wife, daughter and the many other roles I play, I am now also “mom.”