Rainbows, Puppies and Kittens Is it just me, or has the news become exponentially darker lately? Earthquakes, war, spying, murder – even priests aren’t safe. Refraining from the news is Continue Reading »
A Holiday Devoted to our Planet It’s strange how certain traditions die out while others become renewed. When I was in yeshiva, Tu B’Shevat (the 15th of our current Jewish Continue Reading »
Beware the Women! Did you ever prepare for a game, a duel, or a debate, assuming person x would be the real threat, but then the challenge came from someone Continue Reading »
Mindset is Everything I recently spoke with a friend who was lamenting her daughter’s “single” status. I told the woman to envision and feel her happiness and joy when she’d Continue Reading »
Our Defining Moments A woman is suffering tremendous pain from her pregnancy. She seeks out Divine counsel and is informed that she’s bearing twins. They will develop into two great Continue Reading »
Thanksgiving 2022 When the best news on TV is seven feet of snow in Buffalo, you know you’re in trouble. It seems that every day there’s another shooting or antisemitic Continue Reading »
Faith and Calculated Risks How far would you go to save your nephew? “13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew–now he dwelt by the Continue Reading »
The Gift of Shabbat “On the seventh day, God finished the work that had been undertaken, and God “rested” (using the Hebrew word, Shabbat) on the seventh day from doing any work. Continue Reading »
The Life of a Soul There’s a major debate nowadays about when life begins. Some say it starts at conception. Some say it starts at birth. In Jewish tradition, though, Continue Reading »
Adam and Eve’s Blessing As part of the introduction to our service tonight, we made the following declaration עַל דַּֽעַת הַמָּקוֹם וְעַל דַּֽעַת הַקָּהָל. בִּישִׁיבָה שֶׁל מַֽעְלָה וּבִישִׁיבָה שֶׁל מַֽטָּה. Continue Reading »