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Archive: August 2017

USCJ Unity and Diversity Shabbat (Re’eh 8/18/17)

Posted on August 22, 2017

Last week, it was difficult to be an American, especially a Jewish American. I’m sure you are all aware of the President’s response to the riots and murder in Charlottesville Continue Reading »

What I Learned from Jeff Sessions (Matot-Masei – 7/21/17)

Posted on July 24, 2017

What I learned from Jeff Sessions As we bask in the tropical freshness of our Hawaiian Shabbat, I thought we could use a relaxing idea, one pain-saving technique, that surprisingly Continue Reading »

Michael Passick

Posted on July 15, 2017

The Hebrew school at MHJC center really gave Katherine a solid formal education in the structure and understanding of Judaism. More importantly, she has a sense of pride and respect Continue Reading »

Personal and Communal Prayer (Balak 7/8/17)

Posted on July 12, 2017

Twice this week, as I was teaching people interested in conversion, I mentioned that Judaism, is really a religion of the home and not of the synagogue. The mezuzah at Continue Reading »

Leadership And The Necessity Of Being Like Water (Chukat – 7/1/17)

Posted on July 6, 2017

What do the Wicked Witch of the West and Moshe, the greatest teacher of the Jewish People, have in common? They share one critical weakness: They don’t mix well with Continue Reading »

Korach and the Benefit of Rebellious Ideas (Korach – 6/24/17)

Posted on June 29, 2017

In last week’s parsha, mutiny was in the air. “You have gone too far!”, calls out Korach, the leader of the rebellion: ספר במדבר פרק טז ג) וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ עַל משֶׁה Continue Reading »

Do We Still Need G-d (Behar-Bechukotai – 5/20/17)

Posted on May 24, 2017

If you could start a society from scratch, what rules would you institute? What would be the underpinnings of your new Utopian society? Last week I substituted for the Kitah Continue Reading »

Communal and Interfaith Progress (Acharei-Mot 5/6/17)

Posted on May 9, 2017

Johnny, a fourth grader was having a terrible time with his math. His parents worked with him night after night but there was no progress.  His math marks were dismal. Continue Reading »

Springtime Love (Chold Hamoed – 4/15/17)

Posted on April 21, 2017

The description, “You’re a religious fanatic!” was commonly hurled at me by certain family members in my youth. I preferred to believe I was a religious idealist! I strove to Continue Reading »

What the Rabbis are Saying this Passover (Shabbat Hagadol Night – 4/8/17)

Posted on April 10, 2017

Obviously, the biggest news of this past week was America’s attack on Syria. Although it’s hard to assess what kind of benefit the missile strikes will have upon the innocents Continue Reading »

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