Sin Does Not Define Us 3330 years ago, our forefathers did something utterly regrettable. The Bnei Yisrael just heard the Ten Commandments from G-d upon Mt. Sinai and Moses ascends Continue Reading »
Hayom Harat Olam, Hayom Ya’amid BaMishpat…(The New Machzor, page 310) “Today marks the creation of the world. One this day, all the world’s creatures stand before G-d in judgement…” Today Continue Reading »
One year we were having a mice problem at the synagogue, and we couldn’t figure out how to get rid of them. We tried traps, poison, cats, nothing was working. Continue Reading »
Our True Value This past week Hillary Clinton released her book about 2016 Campaign, titled “What Happened.” She won more votes for President than any white man in American history, Continue Reading »
Mandate for Dignity of Others One of the teachings in Parshat Ki Taitzai instructs us that if a man is executed by hanging by the court, his body cannot be Continue Reading »
Last week, it was difficult to be an American, especially a Jewish American. I’m sure you are all aware of the President’s response to the riots and murder in Charlottesville Continue Reading »
What I learned from Jeff Sessions As we bask in the tropical freshness of our Hawaiian Shabbat, I thought we could use a relaxing idea, one pain-saving technique, that surprisingly Continue Reading »
The Hebrew school at MHJC center really gave Katherine a solid formal education in the structure and understanding of Judaism. More importantly, she has a sense of pride and respect Continue Reading »
Twice this week, as I was teaching people interested in conversion, I mentioned that Judaism, is really a religion of the home and not of the synagogue. The mezuzah at Continue Reading »
What do the Wicked Witch of the West and Moshe, the greatest teacher of the Jewish People, have in common? They share one critical weakness: They don’t mix well with Continue Reading »