Rabbi Steinhardt’s Shabbat Greetings

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...

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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...

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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...

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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…

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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...

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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...

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Dear Friends, There is an old cute Yiddish adage about Hanukah that goes something like this: Such a big deal for so little oil. For many reasons, Hanukah has become a very big deal....

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Dear Friends, There are big events happening in our world. I know that you are, perhaps too familiar and too distressed about many of them. Attached below you will see a letter from the Boca...

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Dear Friends, Over the past week, a few comedians either spoke offensively or did some crude things. Although some accuse them of hate crimes or incitement to violence, I cannot judge that. Some comedians said...

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Dear Friends, Please indulge me as I share news from my family... I've been away this past week. Together with Tobi, we were in New York for the birth of a granddaughter. It's been thrilling! I...

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