On this 12th anniversary of 9/11, please pause to remember all those we lost. “Everyone has a name” Poem by Zelda [translated from Hebrew] Everyone has a name…
Teshuvah Story 1: The Tongue As we have prepared for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, examining our lives and looking at ways we need to grow and change…
For the past month, members of our community, myself included, have taken the Elul Challenge. We have worked very hard not to engage in what we call l’shon…
In the ancient Jewish text, Pirkei Avot, it teaches us: “Do not separate yourself from the community.” Certainly, we need community to celebrate our highs and lift…
In this week’s Torah portion, Moses speaks to the Israelites about what they must do once they settle in the land of Israel. He instructs them to take…
On Tuesday, I was honored to be part of The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s National Rabbinic Symposium in Washington, D.C. The Symposium brought together 150 rabbis from…
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…
We are less than two weeks away from the Jewish month of Elul which begins on August 7th. As Elul is the last month of the Jewish…
The Jewish calendar takes us on a bit of a roller coaster during the summer. On Tuesday, we marked one of the darkest days of the Jewish year,…
Below, are the words I wrote back in March of 2012 when we all learned about the tragic death of Trayvon Martin. They still capture how I feel…