December 13, 2025 -
December 13, 2025 -
The Pursuit of Peace An elderly lady was well-known for her faith and for her boldness in talking about it. She would stand on her front porch and shout, “BaruchRead More »
Receiving a Better World Last year before Shofar Blowing, we prefaced it with a song called Return by Joe Buchanan: “It’s going to be a brave new year Starting rightRead More »
Hoping for a Repeat This past Friday, 9/11, was one day off in the Jewish calendar from that horrific day nineteen years ago. This synchronicity was not lost upon me.Read More »
Parshat Nitzavim begins with a ceremony that establishes a covenant with God. Not only are the leaders and adult males essential to this pact, but also every individual member of theRead More »
Occasionally, a member of our congregation will give the Shabbat speech. This past Shabbat, Neil Galfunt shared with us his musings on our state of affairs. While the disclaimer, the views andRead More »
Amending the Law By Rabbi Neil For a society to be functional and cohesive, it needs rules and laws. Yet if the rules are static, progress, whether economic, social, orRead More »
Blessings and Curses It seems to me that we’re coming to terms with the “new normal.” When schools, synagogues, and businesses first closed, we thought we were just doing deepRead More »
“Thus Conscience Does Make Cowards Of Us All” “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” but I’m not feeling the humor. In fact, while I’m normally optimistic, I’m not feelingRead More »
Black Lives Matter and the Myth of Monolithism We live in disturbing times. To add to our dismay, it’s hard to receive unadulterated information. If an event happens and weRead More »
One of our oldest teachings says, “Pray for the welfare of the government, for if not for the fear of it, people would eat each other alive” (Pirkei Avot 3:2).Read More »
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