HEAR YE, HEAR YE!!!! We, Mordechai and Esther, have hacked into BLOG SHALOM to send you an important message. Purim, the holiday that celebrates our incredible accomplishments against…
Given the anger that is resurfacing over Mormon conversions of Jews who have died, I found this statement by the Mormon Church to be very interesting and important.…
Valentine’s Day, is tomorrow. As most of you know, there is nothing Jewish about Valentine’s Day. The holiday is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named…
In this podcast, I discuss the situation with Iran, comparing it to the moment our ancestors stood at the Red Sea – before it parted – with Pharaoh’s…
So, I watched the videos and read the links that others shared regarding the BDS Movement. Thank you for sharing. I also watched videos from the PennBDS conference. …
To my Jewish colleagues who have stood up and supported the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement: I am an openly, proud Zionist. I love Israel. While I know she, like…
This week, we read about the last three plagues to strike Egypt before our ancestors escaped the tyranny of Pharaoh. The ninth plague, was the plague of darkness.…
I admit it – I have a bad habit of destroying the Chanukah story for folks this time of year – telling them that the miraculous oil story…
Podcast of my sermon given on 12/9/11. Whereas Muslims are obligated to submit to Allah and Christians must have faith in Jesus, Jews are expected to wrestle with…
Have you ever heard something about someone and believed it – only later to realize that what you were led to believe was totally wrong? Certainly all of…
Last night’s sermon in podcast form. Enjoy and get some sleep! The Power of Sleep