Finding Strength In Adversity: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Greg Weisman
This Shabbat Message is dually dedicated. First, it is dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Aimee Irshay Gerace, z”l, my friend and classmate, who passed fifteen months ago at the […]
Seeing Through Tears: Shabbat Message from Rabbi Dan Levin
I cry a lot. I cry at movies. I cry watching television. Even certain commercials can get put a lump in my throat. I’ll be sitting with my kids, and […]
Together We Will Triumph: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Greg Weisman
Is Chanukah an important Jewish holiday? Most of us have had to answer that question at some time or another. Maybe it was to explain to our children or grandchildren, […]
Compassionate Traffic: Shabbat Message from Rabbi Dan Levin
One of the first things you notice as an American arriving in Kathmandu is the traffic. Greater Kathmandu is home to more than 1.6 million people and traffic is everywhere. […]
Sustaining Our Relationships: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Elana Rabishaw
When I was sixteen, I shot a gun. It happened during my junior year of high school while studying at NFTY-EIE High School in Israel, a program through the Union […]
What’s In a Name?: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Greg Weisman
This week’s Torah portion has a special resonance with our congregation, because it has within it our Temple’s namesake. Jacob, on his journey from the mistakes of his youth to […]
A Shabbat of Thanksgiving: The Practice of Gratitude: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Laila Haas
Every spiritual tradition acknowledges that how we begin our day matters. In Judaism, the first words we utter upon opening our eyes are: מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶֽיךָ מֶֽלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּם שֶׁהֶחֱזַֽרְתָּ […]
Come With Your Days: Shabbat Message from Rabbi Dan Levin
Last week, I had the agonizing privilege of visiting Kibbutz Nir Oz. It is impossible to look in any direction and not see the devastation. Shlomo Margalit, at 87 years […]
Personal Journey to Cantorship: Shabbat Message from Cantor Jake Harris
The year following my Bar Mitzvah, I was asked to read Torah and sing the Shema during the High Holidays. Following the service, a friend of my parents came up […]
Longing: Shabbat Message from Rabbi Dan Levin
I am craving Shabbat. I am yearning for its rest. I am longing for its peace. Like an engine running at full bore, our souls have been guzzling gallons of […]
