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…
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…