Please excuse any formatting errors. I’m posting from my phone as we travel through New Orleans! Our Ramat Shalom iServe Group in New Orleans this morning In a…
Interior of Magen David Synagogue – Kolkata, India Passover is coming to a close. In Israel and in the Reconstructionist and Reform Jewish worlds, Passover ends tonight. In the…
My friends at Clal have put together this little gift – a timely insert for your Passover Seder (click here to receive your own copy!). As you join with family and friends at the Seder table,…
In my study group this week, we began a deep dive into Buddhism – comparing Buddhist teachings to the fundamental teachings of Judaism. Central to Buddhism are The Four…
An artist’s rendition of the holy ark that was placed in the Mishkan (desert sanctuary) and the Temple in Jerusalem. Note the angelic-like Cherubim on the top. Tonight,…
We’re taught that there’s a time to cry and a time to laugh. But what happens when it’s time to laugh and all we can do is cry?…
I know that our hearts and souls continue to ache terribly for the 17 incredible students and teachers that were taken from us last week. For too many…
It’s with tremendous gratitude and a very heavy heart that I share the words of Andrew Weinstein. He’s grown up with us at my congregation, Ramat Shalom Synagogue in…
Last Friday night, I spoke about the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat, the New Year for the Trees. I focused my comments on the Jewish teaching that we…
“You shall honor your father and your mother” – the fifth commandment and, out of all of the Ten Commandments, the one that I find elicits the most…
Inspired by last week’s Torah portion, Bo, that details the infamous 10th plague and God’s command to the Israelites requiring them to mark their doorposts, I gave this…