December 5, 2025 -
December 5, 2025 -
Thanksgiving 2025 Did the Rabbis schedule Parshat Vayeitzei to be read on Thanksgiving? I don’t think so, but this year, the synchronicity could not be more meaningful. In our Parsha,Read More »
Choosing a Name for a Child and Country In our Torah reading, Parshat Toldot, Rebecca gives birth to twins. Now, of course, when children are born, there’s going to beRead More »
The Virtue of Regret To grasp the universe’s enigma, we frequently ascribe various human qualities to the divine. On the Holidays we chant: ה’ ה’. אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן. אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִםRead More »
YISKOR APPEAL by Felicia Schneberg October 2, 2025 Almost exactly 20 years ago, I stood up here and made the Yiskor appeal whose theme was: WHO SHALL LIVE AND WHORead More »
We Are Never Alone The rabbis sought to make Judaism a full-body, full-life experience. So that no matter what we do, we can connect with God and our heritage. AndRead More »
The Changing Paradigm Our beloved Israel is 77 years old. Considering how brilliant the country is, and I know I don’t have to convince you of Israel’s financial, technological, military,Read More »
Where have all the prophets gone? We just read from a very imaginative and stirring Haftorah. Jeremiah, the prophet who foretold and witnessed the destruction of the First Temple, nowRead More »
Absolute Right and Wrong So I’m passing the time in my car by listening to an audiobook, when suddenly I hear something intriguing. The book is a murder mystery on AudibleRead More »
Not Genocide There have been numerous commonalities between the Parsha of the week and the calendar or current events lately. A week ago, in Parshat Maasei, we learned that AharonRead More »
Taking on the Greater Enemy The news of Israel’s attack on Iran early Friday morning was not just surprising, but also deeply concerning. How could Israel, a nation engaged inRead More »
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