05
Mar
Parsha Vayechi 5780 - January 10, 2020
Parshat Vayechi concludes the Book of Breishit. Vayechi means “and he lived.” It is about the conclusion of the life of Jacob/Israel. It contains the famous Birkat Yaakov, Jacob’s...
05
Mar
Hanukah (Mikketz) 5780
December 28, 2019
Shabbat Shalom – Hanukah Sameach.
Oh Hanukah – Oh Hanukah! Have you noticed that more people are hooked into this Hanukah story and celebration then we have seen in the past?...
03
Mar
Parsha Shemot 5780 - January 18, 2020
The timelessness of the narratives of the Torah is remarkable. The Book of Shemot which we read this morning has influenced and continues to influence not only our people...
25
Feb
Dostoyevsky once famously wrote that happy people all seem happy in the same way, but people who suffer all suffer in their own unique way.
As a rabbi, I have seen some truth in this....
25
Feb
Shanah Tovah! A good new year to all of you.
What does it mean that it is a new year in a religious tradition such as ours? I don’t know of any other culture that has such solemnity...
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...