January 28, 2026 -
January 28, 2026 -
We Are All From One Father I recently saw a T-shirt for people who love music theory: These are difficult times: If only time signatures were our biggest problems! Nonetheless,Read More »
A Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) Message There’s a statement in the Talmud that boldly declares that all Jews are responsible for each other. מלמד שכל ישראל ערבים זה בזהRead More »
Yom HaShoah 2024 This year, Yom HaShoah feels different. It’s not just a commemoration of our tormented past. It’s not just a reminder for us to prevent the genocide ofRead More »
A New Wish this Passover Between Ivy League presidents deciding whether Jewish genocide is kosher or not and Israel in friction with Iran and war with Gaza, the last sevenRead More »
A Jewish Source for the Serenity Prayer This week, in addition to our regularly scheduled Torah reading, Parshat Tzav, we read from a second Torah, Parshat Parah. The latter isRead More »
An Accountant’s Dream Parsha This week, we celebrated an “aufruf” in the synagogue. Before a wedding, we invite the bride and groom to receive an aliyah to set their marriage’sRead More »
The Constant Struggle for Freedom Renowned newspaper columnist and author Bari Weiss spoke last Sunday at the 92nd St. Y. She was presenting a State of World Jewry address. WhileRead More »
Jews Then and Now It’s fascinating how certain things over the ages remain the same. As I read this week’s parsha, the construction of the Tabernacle made me think ofRead More »
A Uniquely Jewish Twist Parshat Mishpatim is chock full of exciting laws. There are rules on damages, rentals, unfaithful spouses, bearing witness, and much more, as well as ritual decreesRead More »
Jewish Karma In this week’s parsha, Beshalach, the Exodus is in full swing. Over six hundred thousand Hebrew slaves are now free and heading to the promised land. One wouldRead More »
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