January 28, 2026 -
January 28, 2026 -
Abraham’s Legacy “Have you ever been in the company of someone who lavishly extolled the virtues of a muffin?” asks Mendel Sternhull. “No? Then you didn’t have the pleasure of accompanyingRead More »
Marriage and Relationships 1.0 and 2.0 After a year of confinement on the Ark, tending to animals, mourning for lost friends and wondering about the future, Noah and his familyRead More »
Rising to the Occasion King Solomon exhorts us to strive for achievement both in our youth and in our old age. “In the morning sow your seed, and in theRead More »
The Story of the Trustee Siblings There’s a short story by Leo Tolstoy that I’d like to share with you tonight. I know what you’re thinking, “Knowing the rabbi, it’sRead More »
Self-Discover and Self-Empowerment We Jews are an interesting group, a quandary. As a whole, we don’t attend daily or weekly services, but we do come for the High Holidays. You’llRead More »
Embracing a New Spiritual Paradigm In a little while, we’re going to sing Pete Seeger’s famous anthem, “We Shall Overcome”: We shall live in peace, some day Oh, deep inRead More »
Repeats and Changes: Israel and our Youth Shana Tova, good Yom Tov, thank you for joining us today. First and foremost, I’m thrilled to see so many of you hereRead More »
How Many Mitzvot? Perhaps, I am making progress in my studies. For the past thirty years, a certain piece of Talmud has baffled me, but now I think I’ve arrivedRead More »
Lecha Dodi Take 2 The heyday of Spanish Jewry lasted around 600 years (from the 900s to 1492). When I think of Sefardic Judaism, the first things that come to myRead More »
Championing Meritocracy Reading Parshat Korach, it’s easy to get frustrated. How much proof do the Children of Israel need for the matter to be settled? Why were we so obstinate?Read More »
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