25
Feb
Shanah Tovah!
I’m sure every adult here feels that as we age, time moves quickly. Children who once sat here are now adults, many with their own kids. Sometimes a year seems like a long...
Rabbi Steinhardt’s Shabbat Greetings
02
Mar
Dear friends, we Jews worry a lot. One of the indicators of that is that there is a near-obsessive conversation that takes place about our future.
26
Feb
Dear Friends, the shooting at Douglas Stoneman High School has brought pain to so many. It brings to mind the reality that we all live with the thought that we are vulnerable.
22
Feb
I know we have heard so much about this. We have before. And so I ask myself, how can I not address the issue of gun violence and mass shootings around us?
09
Feb
Dear Friends,
Every group of people see themselves as being unique. Our uniqueness may be in the fact that we see ourselves as a people even though we come from different ethnicities and races, we speak...
02
Feb
Dear Friends,
I met with a young couple yesterday. The husband is interested in a career change and so he is applying to rabbinical school. They wanted to hear about “the life” of a rabbi and...
26
Jan
Dear Friends,
Excuse me. I have to repeat an old joke.
Did you hear about the women from Boca who were out to lunch? The waiter dutifully comes to their table and asks: “Ladies is anything...
17
Jan
Dear Friends, As I age, it becomes clearer to me that my questions far outweigh my certainty. There are things that I have learned and know. And then there are things I don’t understand; I…
10
Jan
Dear Friends,
This is a continuation of my last letter of 2017. Please see below if you missed it.
Last week, I tried to do the nearly impossible; thank everyone who does work here and contributes...
26
Dec
Dear Friends,
Sometimes I go back to the very basics of what I’m doing and why. I know how often we get caught up in the details of our lives and tasks, and fail to...