A wise guy is a “know it all.” A wise guy pretends to have answers when they don’t. A wise guy is arrogant and deprecates others. A wise person is just the opposite.
04
Mar
Rabbi Steinhardt’s Shabbat Greetings
22
Feb
The airways and internet have been filled with the conversations of politics and political candidates for some time now. There are days when one might think there is nothing else happening in the world except for the election.
04
Feb
I know the father of a young man from Boca who “made it big.” His name is Blair Walsh and he is the kicker for the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings.
29
Jan
Dear Friends,
If you needed a job and came across an advertisement - Wanted: Men and Women to Serve as Priests and Priestesses - would you be interested in being a priest? My guess is...
22
Jan
Dear Friends,
I was thinking about a dimension of my life growing up in Connecticut. It is missing today. I grew up as a first generation American. My mother and her family were refugees from...
08
Jan
Dear Friends,
My youngest son, Noah, went back to Boston after a wonderful few days visiting. Early Monday morning we went deep sea fishing on a charter from Ft. Lauderdale. It was windy, a bit rainy,...
25
Dec
I’ll be brief...you’re probably at the movies!
Tobi suggested to me that one of the nice things about Christmas day is that there is no work, there’s a sense of quiet around, it is...
18
Dec
I’m teaching more classes this time around than ever before. I’m doing so not because I need to fill my schedule, but because I truly enjoy the “give and take” of Torah learning. There...
11
Dec
All recent reports indicate that Americans are more fearful now than at any time since the days after 9/11. That is disconcerting.
Recently, a friend told me he drove to a theater in Miami...
04
Dec
Dear Friends,
This week I heard two radically different speakers dealing with issues of Jewish life and religion.
On Wednesday night, I was privileged to hear former Prime Minister Ehud Barak. He spoke about the challenges...