In this week’s Torah portion, we read about the Red Heifer, a young, female cow that has never had a calf herself, that holds within her incredible powers to…
Jewish tradition teaches us that we dads are required to do a few important things when it comes to raising their children. We’re supposed to teach our kids:…
We are overwhelmed with all that is going on right now: COVID-19, reopening our community, recuperating physically, mentally and financially from this pandemic, the murder of George Floyd,…
Rebuilding, this is something we Jews have had to do for centuries. Time and time again, we’ve faced dangerous forces that have relentlessly targeted us for destruction. And…
There is a two-thousand-year-old story in the Talmud (Kiddushin 29b) that describes how a mazik, a destructive force, took over the study hall of Rabbi Abayeh. This mazik…
To my fellow Class of 2020 parents, Let me be as un-rabbinic, yet as appropriate, as possible: this stinks. Our kids deserve the pomp and circumstance of a graduation…
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Pesach begins on Wednesday evening. Please stay home. Please do not invite family and friends to join you in your home for seder. Please do not go to…
I have been so inspired by the number of you who have joined us online for a service, a class, our bedtime story for kids, a musical event…
A Prayer In Response to COVID-19 by Rabbi Andrew Jacobs As I take a deep breath, God, May I remember the lesson you shared with the prophet Elijah,…
I was touched by this prayer shared in a private Facebook Group for clergy to discuss the impact of COVID-19. Let’s make sure we take care of each…