We celebrated Simchat Torah on Wednesday evening. The Torah was unwrapped, filling our sanctuary and creating an incredibly holy circle of space. After finishing the Book of Deuteronomy…
Click HERE for my latest podcast on the relationship between the Torah portion (Pinchus) and the Supreme Court’s ruling on DOMA. Rabbi Andrew Jacobs discusses the fascinating…
My latest podcast is up and running – listen before it hits iTunes! Rabbi Andrew Jacobs speaks about Chukat (Numbers 19:1–22:1), focusing upon the various challenges that the Israelites face. Death,…
Listen here before it hits iTunes! Enjoy… Using the story of Korah, the rebellious biblical figure who “tells off” Moses, Rabbi Andrew Jacobs discusses what to do when…
Welcome among us, ministering angels! Angels of the Highest One, From deep within us, Majesty of majesties The blessed Holy One. Come, then, in shalom, angels of shalom!…
3,316 years ago (give or take a few years), something incredible happened to the Jewish people. It was so incredible that we still celebrate it. The celebration begins…
I recently received My Town Kolin, a newly published English translation of the story of Kolin, Czechoslovakia. There are many moving and incredible aspects of this book –…
Our nation is talking about guns. Gun control. Guns in schools. Armed guards. Banning assault weapons. The Second Amendment. “The right to keep and bear arms.” The NRA. …
Newest PODCAST: Our patriarch, Jacob, assumes that his brother, Esau, will harm him. Upon learning that Esau is coming to him with 400 men, Jacob assumes the worst.…
I know how busy everyone is. So many of you tell me that you try to make it to services on Friday night – but at the end…
In this week’s Torah portion, we read about the deaths of Abraham and Sarah. “Abraham was old, well advanced in years, and God had blessed Abraham with everything…Then…