December 5, 2025 -
December 5, 2025 -
Updated Values This past weekend, we celebrated a very special Shabbat as our Bat Mitzvah girl, Melanie R., led the services and read from the Torah beautifully. Melanie’s speech wasRead More »
Leaving Room for Doubt With the passing of Pope Francis, I, like many others, turned to the movie “Conclave” to understand the process of determining a new Pope. The movie’sRead More »
The ADL’s Never is Now Summit 3/4/25 I attended the “Never Is Now” Summit at the Jacob Javits Center this past Tuesday. The ADL always plans a robust conference onRead More »
A Tale of Two Stories There are stories that appear more than once in the Torah. Sometimes, this is because the narrative has come a long way and develops differentlyRead More »
Dispel the Darkness This past week at MHJC, three families lost loved ones: the Koltons, the Sobermans, and the Konigstein/Kovels. Two weeks earlier, the Sudrans, Rokofskys, and Osdobys saw theirRead More »
Missing Shelly Rokofsky Shelly was my dear friend; I genuinely loved him. When you’re so close to someone, you lose objectivity. You only see the person through the channel ofRead More »
Lessons from the Kosher Meat Department I peruse the kosher steak options at Shoprite. Oh, Porterhouse, Sirloin, and Filet Mignon, where are you hiding? Forefather Jacob, what were you thinking?Read More »
God’s Camp One of the magical things about Judaism is that teachings stated five hundred, one thousand, even more than two thousand years ago, still ring true today. At theRead More »
The Well of the One Who Sees Me Dear Manetto Hill Jewish Center family, Thank you! I have never felt so loved and appreciated by so many as I didRead More »
So Shall Be Your Descendants Let us take a moment to marvel at our resilience. For over two thousand years, we have steadfastly upheld our identity and ideals despite theRead More »
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