This afternoon, those of us traveling to Cuba will be visiting the Jewish community of Havana. Our visit isn’t just to see how Jews live in Cuba, it’s…
Sticks and stones may break our bones but words will never hurt us…until they inspire someone to send pipe bombs to the homes and offices of one group…
Just like last Friday, the unrest surrounding the possible nomination of Judge Kavanaugh is keeping us riveted to the national news. The pundits are offering their predictions on…
Today’s special Hoshana prayer for Sukkot (see picture above for part of this prayer) spoke to me. How relevant are these words today as our nation is…
This post was written and published on TheWisdomDaily.com in 2015, but the issues it addresses remain ones we still wrestle with in 2018. We’ve lost the art of…
Rabbi Isaac Kook, one of the most important rabbis of the early 20th century, insisted that in order to truly love Israel, we must love, respect and honor…
An artist’s rendition of the holy ark that was placed in the Mishkan (desert sanctuary) and the Temple in Jerusalem. Note the angelic-like Cherubim on the top. Tonight,…
I know that our hearts and souls continue to ache terribly for the 17 incredible students and teachers that were taken from us last week. For too many…
When my family immigrated to the US in the 1800’s, I know there were people who looked down on the eastern European countries from which they came. My…
As the sun came up on November 10, 1938, seventy-nine years ago, Jews throughout Germany, annexed Austria and areas of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia were in shock. They had…
This is a video of a sermon I gave on Friday, October 6th, 2017. With the Jewish holiday of Sukkot falling just days after the horrific shooting in…