The Torah teaches us that if someone we care about does something that we are not happy with, we are obligated to rebuke him or her, openly and…
As you know, in anticipation of my “bar mitzvah” year at Ramat Shalom, I have been reflecting on the many people and moments that have defined the past…
In 2002, 13 years ago, I left my first congregational position at Bet Am Shalom Synagogue in White Plains, NY to come to Ramat Shalom. The last event…
At my first gathering of Rabbis Without Borders today, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, the Co-President of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, suggested that more and more,…
My latest podcast can be found here: HERE Rabbi Andrew Jacobs talks about Tisha B’Av, the holiday that marks the destruction of the ancient Temple. It is a…
A few weeks ago someone asked me, “what’s most important when it comes to choosing a synagogue: feeling welcomed by the community, feeling that the religious school will…