Where Heaven and Earth Meet Shabbat Parashat Cha-yay Sarah Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh November 7, 2015 – 25 Cheshvan 5776 Dear Friends, As we prepare to mark Veterans’ Day, this coming week, we salute our veterans. We acknowledge, with thanks, their service and their sacrifices on behalf of all of us. As we listen to the Continue Reading »
Halloween Torah Shabbat Parashat VaYera October 31, 2015 – 18 Cheshvan 5776 Dear Friends, Halloween is upon us…And, in a manner reminiscent of Halloween, our Torah portion begins with three strangers coming by Abraham’s tent. Abraham is described as sitting in the opening of his tent, looking out toward the Continue Reading »
Solidarity and Unity with Israel Shabbat Parashat Noach October 17, 2015 – 4 Cheshvan 5776 Dear Friends, Noah was a righteous man. So we are told in the Torah. But, Noah was silent in the face of the evils that surrounded him. And, we all know how the story ended: a Continue Reading »
Spiritual Resilience Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot October 3, 2015 – 20 Tishrey 5776 Dear Friends, Today, we are painfully aware of the reality of life’s challenges. From yet another mass shooting in our country, to the murderous attack on a Jewish couple in Israel in the presence of their four young Continue Reading »
Celebrating the New Year!!! Shabbat Parashat Ha’azinu September 26, 2015 – 13 Tishrey 5776 Dear Friends, How wonderful it is to be beginning a New Year with a celebration! Having just completed the Ten Days of Repentence, we start the Jewish New Year off on this Sunday evening with the celebration of Sukkot! Continue Reading »
Shana Tova!!! Shabbat Parashat Nitsavim September 12, 2015 – 28 Elul 5775 Dear Friends, I wish you and your loved ones a Shana Tova u’Metukah – a good and a sweet new year, filled with joy and blessing! This week, as we approach Rosh HaShana, we read the Torah portion of Nitsavim. Parashat Continue Reading »
Study What?! Shabbat Parashat Ki Tavo September 5, 2015 – 21 Elul 5775 Dear Friends, Who would have thought that our Sages had to struggle to get their children to Religious School?! A talmudic tale relates the story of Rav Huna’s struggle to get his son to study Torah with Rav Continue Reading »
Do Not Remain Indifferent! Shabbat Parashat Ki Tetse August 29, 2015 – 14 Elul 5775 Dear Friends, Dangerous situations, it would seem, are a very real part of our lives. This past week, four American heroes, along with others, saved the day! On a train traveling the Amsterdam-Paris route, the heroes took action. They overcome Continue Reading »
The Truth is… Shabbat Parashat Shof’tim August 22, 2015 – 7 Elul 5775 Dear Friends, How many times have we used the phrase: “The truth is…”? Well, the truth is…that truth is often elusive. Our weekly Torah portion, Shof’tim [Judges], reminds us of the importance of truth as a foundational value in our Continue Reading »
Dear Friends, As we move into the new Jewish month of Elul, we begin preparing ourselves for the upcoming High Holy Days that will usher in the new Jewish year of 5776. During the month of Elul, we will sound the shofar toward the end of each of our weekday morning minyan services. This sound Continue Reading »
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