The Hope of Hanukah Dear Friends, The message of Hanukah is hope. Even a little candle can light up the darkness. This past week in Katonah we […]

Dear Friends On this Thanksgiving, I am thankful that we just celebrated a beautiful installation. I want to offer thanks to the Board of Trustees and […]

Dear Friends, In two weeks, our congregation will celebrate its first Rabbinic Installation in decades.A Rabbinic Installation is a sacred event in the life of a […]

Dear Friends, In two weeks, our congregation will celebrate its first Rabbinic Installation in decades.A Rabbinic Installation is a sacred event in the life of a […]

Fight Hatred By Doing Deeds of Loving-Kindness With Your Temple Dear Friends, I remember exactly where I was on the day of the deadliest antisemitic attack […]

Colin Powell’s Yiddish Soul Dear Friends, This week America lost one of its most inspiring leaders, Colin Powell.  I first became aware of Powell in the […]

L’Chaim with Etrog Liquor Dear Friends, This week, William Shatner of Star Trek fame returned to earth after his first real-life journey into space. Shortly after touchdown, he […]

Dear Friends, Harvey Doppelt, a member of our congregation called me a few weeks ago. “Rabbi, would you lead the Babi Yar Remembrance Ceremony at the Ukrainian […]

Jewish Environmental Awareness Dear Friends, Almost every day in the newspaper I see articles about problems of climate change. In recent years there has been a […]