January 28, 2026 -
January 28, 2026 -
Fulfilling The Vision Last week we celebrated Yom HaAtztmaut, the anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel. In just 74 short years, Israel has become a first-class nationRead More »
This week we transition from Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) to Yom HaAtztmaut (Israel’s Independence Day). The juxtaposition of these holidays should not be lost upon us. Yom HaShoah fallsRead More »
The Songs of Passover The songs of Passover don’t end on Seder night. Many of us are familiar with Mah Nishtaneh, Who Knows One, and Chad Gadya, yet there areRead More »
The Best Laid Schemes O’ Mice An’ Men This Passover would have been our first with guests in two years. We bought a brisket big enough for 18 people. ThenRead More »
Why Is This Night Different Than All Other Nights? Is it: The costs for this meal are twice the price of an average meal? We are surrounded by friends andRead More »
Timely Torah Readings This past Shabbat we experienced a rare confluence of events requiring us to need three Sefer Torahs. As it was Rosh Chodesh (the beginning of the newRead More »
An Auspicious Time Do you know that magic moment, that swing in the energy, the turn in the tide when one team starts to take charge of the game? IRead More »
Purim/St. Patrick’s Day 2022 Purim is only a few days behind us, yet suddenly, I’m viewing all the food in my pantry as just two categories: chometz and non-chometz. SuchRead More »
Dear Friends, Purim approaches (starting Wednesday night), and joy, laughter, comradery, charity, and love are in the air. Purim is perhaps, my favorite holiday, for it represents to me theRead More »
The Power of One Person My idealism has come back down to earth. Naively, I had presumed that the painful lessons of the 20th century would have taught us thatRead More »
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