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…
2014 SUMMER SERIES Over the summer months, I will be posting a series of “Do It Yourself” Jewish videos and lessons. This week, the Torah teaches us to wear…
I am such a lucky rabbi! Many of our bar/bat mitzvah students continue to “hang out” with me long after their bar/bat mitzvah is over. Every year,…
Passover is a celebration of our freedom. Centuries ago, the Torah teaches us that we escaped from Pharaoh and the oppressive life of slavery. During Passover, we remember…
Today is an unusual Jewish day and the beginning of a very special Jewish month – the month known as Adar 1. Seven times in a 19-year cycle,…
Mr. Patrik Nilsson, PresidentAdidas Group of North America5055 N. Greeley AvenuePortland, OR 97217jan.runau@adidas-group.comDear Mr. Nilsson, I am writing to you as a rabbi, but more importantly, as a…
Yesterday was Tu B’Shevat. Literally, Tu B’Shevat means the 15th day of the month of Shevat. This day has been deemed the “New Year of Trees” because it is…
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…
It is hard to believe that 2013 is coming to an end. School is out and Winter Break is here. Before we know it, we will be welcoming…
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…