January 28, 2026 -
January 28, 2026 -
Out of the Mouths of Babes How do you respond when you’re amazed, silenced by the response of one of your students? This kind of lighting struck twice this week.Read More »
The Tale of Kosher Filet Mignon Do you wonder why most kosher beef is chuck meat, that much of it needs to be corned (soaked in brine) to make itRead More »
The Dating Game The Real Housewives of Canaan series has been an eye-opener for me. Growing up in the still sexist mentality of the seventies and early eighties, and thenRead More »
The text today tells of the 20 childless years of Isaac and Rebekah ending when she conceives and gives birth to Esau and Jacob. Esau is described as a hunterRead More »
The Blessings of Pluralism Something is confusing at the beginning of our parsha (Lech Lecha): Abraham has enemies. Trying to entice Abraham to leave his home in the Fertile CrescentRead More »
Noah’s 2020 Message Corruption, Destruction, Renewal: for many of us, the episode of Noah’s Ark is a fantastical and intriguing story that captures our imagination but is not true. GeologistsRead More »
The Story Remains the Same Throughout history, we see the same issues and conflicts popping up again and again. The characters change, but the story, unfortunately, remains the same. InRead More »
Temporary Dwellings Chag Sameach Everyone! When Rabbi Neil asked if I’d be interested in speaking on Sukkot, I looked at the Torah portion and found . . . nothing really. It wasRead More »
Say Their Names Good Yom Tov, Shana Tova In a few moments, we’re going to say the words: Yizkor Elokim Nishmat Avi Mori… Morati Imi… May God remember the soulsRead More »
We Shall Overcome Good Yom Tov, Shana Tova, thank you for joining us today. Some years ago, I had a congregant named Moshe. Feeling very repentant, he came to me,Read More »
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