In 2010, my kids and I made, from scratch, over 2,000 hamantaschen to share with friends. If you were part of the Ramat Shalom family at that time, chances are,…
Tonight, at Kabbalat Shabbat Services, many of you will be renewing your vows. Sure, I admit it, this is good schtick to get you to come to services.…
This post was written and published on TheWisdomDaily.com in 2015, but the issues it addresses remain ones we still wrestle with in 2018. We’ve lost the art of…
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On Wednesday, many of us attended the funeral of Dick Hochman z”l, father of longtime Ramat Shalom congregant, Jeff Hochman. The funeral began with military honors -…
Yes, my wife, Rabbi Cheryl Jacobs, and I have entered the Laurel or Yanny debate. I hear Laurel. She hears Yanny. We both hear a deeper spiritual lesson.…
I prepared this light post to share this Friday afternoon because I feel strongly that we all need something less serious. It’s been a long week in the…
Last Shabbat, Ari Meyerowitz became a Bar Mitzvah at Ramat Shalom, my congregation in South Florida. As his parents, Aimee and Brian, came up on the bimah to present him…
As we begin reading the Torah all over again this Shabbat – starting with the creation story – we come across a very timely message. While creating humanity,…
Sorry I haven’t posted in a bit. This link will lead you to the video of last Friday night’s D’var Torah which focused upon the way certain letters…