In our cycle of Torah readings this time of year, we read how for forty years our ancestors trekked through the wilderness, far from citie...

You shall love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt... In synagogues around the world we are now reading from the ...

I had an interesting encounter at the barber shop last week. Just as I walked in, I was greeted with a “hi rabbi” by one of the stylists wh...

In the aftermath of the now famous Pew Report, our community leaders are in a tizzy trying to figure out how to re-energize the Ame...

At the conclusion of our Yom Kippur services we will gather together, blow the shofar, and enthusiastically sing aloud: “ L’Shanah Ha...

Recently, I came across an excellent piece in the Jewish Forward on how we are all ultimately responsible for creating our own Jewish exp...

Shortly we will celebrate the holiday of Shavuot which commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Our tradition teaches ...