Reading the Haggadah with New Eyes Each Year
By Rabbi Ahuva Zaches
Congregation Or Ami
On the 15th of April, many of us will be sitting around Seder tables and recounting one of the...
Time for a Booster
By Rabbi Yossel Kranz
Israel is currently administering a third COVID booster shot to millions of citizens over the age of 50, and to those...
Hanukkah: Our individual flames contribute to illuminating our whole world
By Rabbi Michael Knopf
There is something special about the first night of Hanukkah, when only one candle is lit. To some, the illumination of...
How to celebrate Purim Katan
By Rabbi Scott Nagel
The Sophia and Nathan Gumenick Senior Rabbi,
Congregation Beth Ahabah
It is the month of February in the Gregorian calendar, and you...
Rabbi Reflections: UVA Hillel rededicated to mission, core values
This last year was a challenging one, to say the least. For an organization whose core strategy is predicated on building strong relationships and...
Rabbi Reflections: ‘Have we been truly living?’
Enjoyment of the beauties of nature, . . . flower-decorated meadows, majestic mountains, flowing rivers — all these are essential to the spiritual development of even the...
MOMENTS IN JEWISH TIME IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL
Editor’s Note: The following are a small selection of MOMENTS IN JEWISH TIME IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL By Rabbi Shlomo Pereira, Director of...
Passover 2021 – Rabbi Reflections Congregation Beth Ahabah and Congregation Brith...
From our Seder table(s) to yours, wishing you a zissen (sweet) Pesach. We hope you enjoy our video, as much as we enjoy making...
Speak Truth to Power: A Message to Prepare Us for...
By Rabbi Dovid S. Asher
Keneseth Beth Israel
When Moshe goes to Pharaoh to speak truth to power on behalf of the Jewish people, it was...
High Holiday message from Rabbi Sherry Grinsteiner
What a gift God has given us! The gift of Renewal.
Not only He has given us the breath of life to enjoy and live,...