December 27, 2024 -
- 516-935-5454
December 27, 2024 -
Shabbat Shalom, I first want to thank all of those involved in organizing this Shabbat service to honor our current and past leaders, whose insight is invaluable, for without our Continue Reading »
In our Parsha, Pharaoh has second thoughts about releasing the Children of Israel. He pursues them and traps them by the Red Sea. With six hundred of his finest chariots, Continue Reading »
Last week, I attended the Plainview/Old Bethpage Interfaith Clergy meeting. Inevitably, the conversation steered toward the President’s travel and immigration ban. Clearly the Mufti from the Bethpage Islamic Center was Continue Reading »
In our Parsha, Jacob blesses Joseph with the following words, בֵּ֤ן פֹּרָת֙ יוֹסֵ֔ף בֵּ֥ן פֹּרָ֖ת עֲלֵי־עָ֑יִן A fruitful bough is Joseph, a fruitful bough over a spring… What does this Continue Reading »
In our Parsha, Joseph prepares his brothers for their meeting with Pharaoh. Desiring to preserve his family’s unique set of beliefs, Joseph wants his brethren to live apart from the Continue Reading »
He may be one of the most influential characters in the Bible. He set in motion over four hundred years of Jewish history, yet we don’t even know his name. Continue Reading »
On Wednesday night I attended a concert at Carnegie Hall. It was a fundraising concert featuring Idina Menzel, James Taylor, Sting and Bruce Springsteen and more. Since it was a Continue Reading »
“The God of Jacob” In the Amidah, we refer to the Almighty as the God of each of our Patriarchs and Matriarchs. It’s easy to understand this relationship with regards Continue Reading »
On Shabbat night there’s a tradition to bless one’s children. To our sons we say, “May God bless you like Ephraim and Menasheh. To our daughters, we say, “May God Continue Reading »
Listening to my Great Courses class on “Daily Life in the Ancient World” by Professor Robert Garland while driving on Thanksgiving morning, I heard something fascinating: The Greeks worshiped their Continue Reading »
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