January 28, 2026 -
January 28, 2026 -
Where have all the prophets gone? We just read from a very imaginative and stirring Haftorah. Jeremiah, the prophet who foretold and witnessed the destruction of the First Temple, nowRead More »
Absolute Right and Wrong So I’m passing the time in my car by listening to an audiobook, when suddenly I hear something intriguing. The book is a murder mystery on AudibleRead More »
Not Genocide There have been numerous commonalities between the Parsha of the week and the calendar or current events lately. A week ago, in Parshat Maasei, we learned that AharonRead More »
Taking on the Greater Enemy The news of Israel’s attack on Iran early Friday morning was not just surprising, but also deeply concerning. How could Israel, a nation engaged inRead More »
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 »
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