Our Defining Moments A woman is suffering tremendous pain from her pregnancy. She seeks out Divine counsel and is informed that she’s bearing twins. They will develop into two greatRead More »
Thanksgiving 2022 When the best news on TV is seven feet of snow in Buffalo, you know you’re in trouble. It seems that every day there’s another shooting or antisemiticRead More »
Faith and Calculated Risks How far would you go to save your nephew? “13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew–now he dwelt by theRead More »
The Gift of Shabbat “On the seventh day, God finished the work that had been undertaken, and God “rested” (using the Hebrew word, Shabbat) on the seventh day from doing any work.Read More »
The Life of a Soul There’s a major debate nowadays about when life begins. Some say it starts at conception. Some say it starts at birth. In Jewish tradition, though,Read More »
Adam and Eve’s Blessing As part of the introduction to our service tonight, we made the following declaration עַל דַּֽעַת הַמָּקוֹם וְעַל דַּֽעַת הַקָּהָל. בִּישִׁיבָה שֶׁל מַֽעְלָה וּבִישִׁיבָה שֶׁל מַֽטָּה.Read More »
Give from the Heart and the Return to Judaism By Dr. Elliot Morris Shabbat Shuvah is all about the opportunity to return to the spirituality of Judaism afforded by theRead More »
Rosh Hashanah Food By Paul Konigstein With Rosh Hashanah only two days away, you’ve probably made or bought all the traditional foods you’ll be serving to your family. But haveRead More »
Rosh Hashanah – Day 2 I feel sorry for my yeshiva, I truly do. Let me tell you why. I entered Yeshivas Chaim Berlin, located at the corner of Coney IslandRead More »
Rosh Hashanah – Day 1 A couple was touring the capitol building in Washington, and the guide pointed out a tall, benevolent gentleman as the congressional chaplain. The lady asked,Read More »