We’re currently in the Jewish month of Elul, the last month of the Jewish year. As we prepare to welcome the new Jewish year 5779, our tradition encourages…
This letter was sent out to my congregation today in response to my Rosh HaShanah sermon that will be posted here in a few days. In my sermon,…
Rosh HaShanah begins Sunday night. I am looking forward to welcoming the new Jewish year, 5776, with all of you. As we do so, we will be focusing…
Last year, during Rosh HaShanah, we spent a lot of time talking about gratitude. Many of us still wear our “Grateful” bracelets as a reminder that a life…
We are a little more than three weeks away from Rosh HaShanah, one week into the Jewish month of Elul. As we prepare for a new year, we…
“All the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong?” The Beatles Friends, Belonging is a basic human need.…
Back in July, I shared with you the exciting news that, because of my fellowship with Clal’s Rabbis Without Borders, Ramat Shalom has been one of a handful…
I am excited to share with you that we have an opportunity to be at the cutting edge of understanding how Judaism functions at the beginning of the…
Thank you to all my wonderful online students who joined me in the Online Classroom for the past four weeks as we studied “The Holidays That Mark…
Many of us are still away on summer vacations, trying very hard to avoid the fact that school begins in about 10 days. We are not even thinking…
Elul is the Jewish month that precedes Rosh HaShanah. This year, it begins on August 7th and concludes on September 4th, Erev Rosh HaShanah. During Elul, we…