December 5, 2025 -
December 5, 2025 -
Grateful for the Progress In a week of numerous national woes, we’d be amiss if we don’t notice some of the things to be proud of as well. In ParshatRead More »
Jacob: Simpleton or Sophisticate? You’re an excellent judge of character. Would you say that the young man described below is an innocent simpleton or a cunning sophisticate? When his older brotherRead More »
A Nice Jewish Girl for Isaac Jewish traditions have deep roots. Bestowing a Hebrew name, circumcision at eight days, veiling the bride and burying the dead are all customs originatingRead More »
The Survivor Template Eighty-one years ago, synagogues, homes, and businesses across Germany were attacked, burned and defiled for no reason other than being Jewish-owned. This coming Friday night, 11/8, we’llRead More »
Light is Sown for the Righteous As our past and current synagogue presidents begin the service with the Torah processional, the Cantor chants this tune: אוֹר זָרֻעַ לַצַּדִּיק וּלְיִשְׁרֵי לֵבRead More »
Life Lessons from Bill, Sean, Kobe and the Children of Israel It was the fall of 1986 and Boston was hoping to defeat the Mets and win the World SeriesRead More »
The Voluntary Dues Model: Evolving with the Times Father Valentine, Pastor Eric and I were once discussing how we get paid from the weekly contributions made by our congregants. FatherRead More »
Ripples of Change Years ago, when I was still had the religious zeal of my youth, I gave a sermon on Rosh Hashanah in which I asked my congregants toRead More »
Stepping Out From Our Past In Parshat Eikev, we read what has become the second paragraph of the Shema prayer in our siddur. We are adjured to love God andRead More »
The Definition of Insanity Two hundred fifty-five mass shootings and counting in 2019 alone[1]. This past weekend, thirty-one innocent, precious lives were lost because of bigotry, racism, and a lackRead More »
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