December 22, 2024 -
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December 22, 2024 -
Jacob: Simpleton or Sophisticate? You’re an excellent judge of character. Would you say that the young man described below is an innocent simpleton or a cunning sophisticate? When his older brother Continue Reading »
A Nice Jewish Girl for Isaac Jewish traditions have deep roots. Bestowing a Hebrew name, circumcision at eight days, veiling the bride and burying the dead are all customs originating Continue Reading »
The Survivor Template Eighty-one years ago, synagogues, homes, and businesses across Germany were attacked, burned and defiled for no reason other than being Jewish-owned. This coming Friday night, 11/8, we’ll Continue Reading »
Light is Sown for the Righteous As our past and current synagogue presidents begin the service with the Torah processional, the Cantor chants this tune: אוֹר זָרֻעַ לַצַּדִּיק וּלְיִשְׁרֵי לֵב Continue Reading »
Life Lessons from Bill, Sean, Kobe and the Children of Israel It was the fall of 1986 and Boston was hoping to defeat the Mets and win the World Series Continue Reading »
The Voluntary Dues Model: Evolving with the Times Father Valentine, Pastor Eric and I were once discussing how we get paid from the weekly contributions made by our congregants. Father Continue Reading »
Ripples of Change Years ago, when I was still had the religious zeal of my youth, I gave a sermon on Rosh Hashanah in which I asked my congregants to Continue Reading »
Stepping Out From Our Past In Parshat Eikev, we read what has become the second paragraph of the Shema prayer in our siddur. We are adjured to love God and Continue Reading »
The Definition of Insanity Two hundred fifty-five mass shootings and counting in 2019 alone[1]. This past weekend, thirty-one innocent, precious lives were lost because of bigotry, racism, and a lack Continue Reading »
The Universal God Sometimes progress is just reverting back to some previous standard or belief. In one particular case, it took us hundreds of years to become, once again, open-minded. Continue Reading »
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