The circus comes to town this weekend as we prepare to celebrate Tu B’Shevat (on January 16th) – the new year of trees. On Tu B’Shevat in ancient…
In this podcast, I explore the key values of Shabbat and looks at ways in which these values can be embraced in new, non-traditional ways by those who…
75 years ago (November 9-10, 1938), the Jews of Nazi Germany experienced the terror of Kristallnacht – the Night of Shattered Glass. In this podcast, I take a…
People are always surprised to learn that my kids go “trick-or-treating”. Cheryl and I have no problem with our kids celebrating Halloween. We both grew up with Halloween…
I returned from my first session of Clal’s Rabbis Without Borders late Tuesday night. As I reflect upon the myriad of information and ideas that were shared with…
My latest podcast focusing on tremendous Jewish Commitment is now up. Warning: you will remember this podcast the next time you say you are too busy or too…
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This week, the Pew Research Center released the results of an extensive survey of the American Jewish community. The results of the survey were based upon the interviews…
We celebrated Simchat Torah on Wednesday evening. The Torah was unwrapped, filling our sanctuary and creating an incredibly holy circle of space. After finishing the Book of Deuteronomy…
The beautiful and joyous holiday of Sukkot is upon us. As we spend some time in the sukkah, we usually focus on the spiritual aspect of the holiday…
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…