More than a week ago, my rabbinic colleague Ed Klein died at his home in Queens New York. I knew Ed and his passing is a great loss to the…
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In the middle of frigid February, the secular calendar dedicates a holiday for lovers, Valentine’s Day. When I came back to North America after fourteen years in Israel with my…
I remember Jerusalem. I remember Jerusalem twenty years ago, when weekend after weekend the morning news started with another bus blowing up, another mass shooting, another bulldozing of someone’s home….
Let the names of those who perished be magnified, made special, remembered : Emet In this [imperfect] world which we did not create, let us take counsel, let us choose…
The Jewish holiday of Sukkot began as a harvest holiday, an event celebrated since time immemorial all over the world and in many different cultures. Because the exact time of…
Like most all of you, I find our government’s response to the refugee crisis to be utterly despicable. The world is engulfed in a refugee crisis the likes of which…
On September 10, City Congregation starts its calendar with a bang, celebrating the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. It will be my first time officiating as TCC’s Rabbi, and for many of you, the first...
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