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...

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,...

The Role of Charity in the High Holidays

By Rabbi Dovid Asher One of the highlights of the High Holiday prayer book, is the more modern U-Netaneh Tokef liturgy that’s only approximately a...

Rabbi Reflections: Embracing individual destiny

By Rabbi Dennis Beck-Berman Congregation Brith Achim On the Fourth of July, we celebrate the birth of American independence. As Americans we are blessed with the freedom...

Passover 2021 – Rabbi Reflections Congregation Or Ami

Passover and the One Year COVID-19 Pandemic Anniversary Rabbi Ahuva Zaches Earlier this week, a teacher was checking in with her young students before beginning their...

When was your last Spiritual?

By Rabbi Yossel Kranz Chabad of Virginia I recently had my annual physical. Aside from the masks, it was the usual checkup—height, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol,...

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...