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…
Understandably, the hate that was on full display in the streets of Charlottesville deeply affected us. We want to know what we can do to make a difference,…
The late Elie Wiesel once wrote that when people are persecuted because of who they are, “we must interfere.” At that moment, Wiesel explains, when the lives of…
In 1954, President Lyndon B. Johnson was a senator from Texas. Frustrated by a political opponent who was receiving support from a tax-exempt organization and using this support…
Five-year-old Omran Daqneesh, rescued after an airstrike by Syrian or Russian aircraft on his town in Syria in August, 2016. Last night, as I am sure you know, the…
Yesterday, it was announced that an 18-year-old Jewish, Israeli-American was in custody in Israel, accused of placing the majority of bomb threats recently directed at Jewish institutions. Jonathan…
This morning I joined with other rabbis, Jewish professionals, law enforcement – including members of the FBI, FEMA, BSO and police chiefs from Broward and Miami Dade -…
This morning, the David Posnack Hebrew Day School and the entire Posnack JCC in Davie (and JCC’s across the country) were evacuated after receiving a bomb threat. It…
Friends, As many of you know, I’m deeply committed to nurturing pluralism. I believe that diverse voices engaged in productive, respectful dialogue form the foundation of an engaging,…
Korach and his followers swallowed by the earth. From the Phillip Medhurst Collection of Bible illustrations in the possession of Revd. Philip De Vere at St. George’s Court,…