Rabbi Steinhardt’s Shabbat Greetings

Dear Friends, It's the day after Shavuot, and whereas we frequently feel a bit low after a celebration, not to mention too much eating, this year I have wonderful news to share! Our "Counting the Omer"...

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Dear friends, A good friend of mine who was always somewhat of a "news junkie" told me that he doesn't watch the news anymore. Part of his claim was that the world is so disturbing,...

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Dear Friends, We all have dreams. And we create visions of how we want things to be. I believe that one of the purposes of religion is to create a language of aspiration and hope....

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This Shabbat, we will be reading one of the most significant and central Torah readings of the year. It is Parshat Kedoshim. It begins with a commandment to be holy. The concept of holiness...

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You are receiving my letter today instead of tomorrow, and the reason is that it is Yom HaShoah. Tonight we will commemorate with a beautiful program and memorial.   This Shabbat, we read a parshah known by...

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Sunday night I was driving through downtown Boca and noticed how busy the restaurants were. Living in my rather cloistered world, I wondered if they were filled with non-Jews. My son, Noah, laughed and asked...

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In a community like ours, we know there are shifts taking place between the generations in the way that Jewish life is seen and observed. This creates some challenges for Jewish continuity, but it...

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When you are in a place - any place - long enough, there are events that are repeated. And over time, they become like rituals and they become institutionalized. This morning, we hosted the grandparents of...

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Dear Friends, I understand my responsibilities as a rabbi in many different ways. There is the teacher, the interpreter, the pastor, the communal representative, the administrator, etc. After nearly thirty three years in the rabbinate,...

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Dear Friends, One of the things that we often hear in both political and social conversations is that the next generation is the first that will have less than their parents. Our immediate response is “Oy...

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