December 5, 2025 -
December 5, 2025 -
Israel Turns 75 While preparing the sheet music for Friday night’s Musical Shabbat in honor of Israel’s Independence Day, I realized I’m living in the past. I know very littleRead More »
As Relevant as Ever For thousands of years, the accounts in Exodus about our liberation from slavery in Egypt have fascinated and inspired multitudes. People are awed by the magnitudeRead More »
Transformation For decades, I have wrestled with statements in our parsha. Now, I’m finally ready to let to take a side. Yet, in the end, it may not make muchRead More »
Building a Sanctuary for God and the Jewish People What does it take to create a place conducive to communion with the Divine? Indeed, the edifice should be beautiful andRead More »
Remember What Amalek Did To You The Shabbat before Purim is known as Parshat Zachor (Remember!), based on the additional Torah reading of the day (Deuteronomy 25): “Remember what AmalekRead More »
Day of Hate – February 25, 2023 Upon entering the synagogue this Shabbat evening and morning, my first act was to take hold of my “panic button.” If someone threateninglyRead More »
Rainbows, Puppies and Kittens Is it just me, or has the news become exponentially darker lately? Earthquakes, war, spying, murder – even priests aren’t safe. Refraining from the news isRead More »
A Holiday Devoted to our Planet It’s strange how certain traditions die out while others become renewed. When I was in yeshiva, Tu B’Shevat (the 15th of our current JewishRead More »
Beware the Women! Did you ever prepare for a game, a duel, or a debate, assuming person x would be the real threat, but then the challenge came from someoneRead More »
Mindset is Everything I recently spoke with a friend who was lamenting her daughter’s “single” status. I told the woman to envision and feel her happiness and joy when she’dRead More »
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