October 25, 2021

Sisterhood Mahjong

October 21, 2021

Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, October 21, 2021

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 […]
October 14, 2021

Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, October 15, 2021

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 […]
October 7, 2021

Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, October 8, 2021

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 […]
October 2, 2021

Torah on Tap

October 2, 2021

The Borscht Belt

September 30, 2021

Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, October 1, 2021

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 […]
September 23, 2021

Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, September 24, 2021

Sukkot Memories of my Father Dear Friends, I always think of my father at Sukkot because in his last years he became an Etrog farmer. One […]
September 15, 2021

Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, September 17, 2021

Dear Friends, This coming Monday is the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. We celebrate the full moon of the Fall equinox and the fruits of the harvest. The Sukkah is a […]
September 9, 2021

Celebrate Sukkot

September 9, 2021

Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, September 10, 2021

Dear Friends, This Shabbat is 9/11. If you ask someone where they were on 9/11, you will hear vivid memories of exactly where they were when the […]
September 2, 2021

Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, September 3, 2021

Dear Friends, Tonight, is the last Shabbat of the year 5781. On Monday night we will usher in the New Year 5782. May our spirits, strength, […]
August 31, 2021

Literary Perspectives in the Life of Ancient Israel

August 26, 2021

Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, August 27, 2021

We are honoring you at the High Holy Days Dear Friends, It is exciting that in 10 days we will greet Rosh Hashanah at Caramoor in-person […]
August 26, 2021

Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, August 20, 2021

Dear Friends, This week we witnessed the messy end of a 20-year American war in Afghanistan. This has been America’s longest war. More than 2,500 US […]
August 5, 2021

Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, August 6, 2021

Mountains of Curses, Mountains of Blessings, and Gold Medals Dear Friends, This week the news of the Delta variant has cast a dark shadow on our […]
July 30, 2021

Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, July 30, 2021

Dear Friends, In just six weeks we will greet the New Jewish Year, 5782. It is exciting to be back at Caramoor in-person. Many things will be […]
July 23, 2021

Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, July 23, 2021

The Jewish antidote for hatred is a holiday of Love, Tu b’AvDear Friends,Ben and Jerry’s is playing politics with ice-cream. This week they announced a boycott […]