March 11, 2020
The coronavirus has reminded us of our limited power against forces greater than our own. Secure as we might feel on any given day, the reality is […]
March 3, 2020
The Coronavirus causes us all to feel a little bit vulnerable as we think and wonder: “How long will it last?” and “How far will it […]
February 26, 2020
Rabbi Greenberg’s Message The World Zionist Organization is the largest umbrella organization within Jewish life. Its purpose is to support Jewish life in Israel and throughout the […]
February 20, 2020
While the “deal of the century” is not the solution to the Israel/Palestinian conflict, it does represent an attempt to bring peace and prosperity to both […]
February 12, 2020
Not long ago I was meeting with a young couple who were soon to be married, and we were talking about the practice of breaking the […]
February 6, 2020
Our Torah reading this week tells of the Israelites finally going forth to freedom after 210 years of harsh slavery. After a series of horrible plagues that […]
January 28, 2020
In 1897 Theodore Herzl convened the first World Zionist Congress in Switzerland. TheWZC, also known as the Parliament of the Jewish People, comprises 500 delegates and meets […]
January 23, 2020
We are all familiar with the story of the plagues that were brought upon Egypt. Repeatedly, Moses goes to Pharaoh and demands “let my people go.” But each […]
January 15, 2020
As we begin reading the Book of Exodus on this Shabbat, we learn of Moses being called by God to go to Pharoah and demand “let […]
January 8, 2020
Supreme Court Justice, Louis Brandeis, once expressed that he was sorry to be born a Jew. After some anti-Semites cheered, he continued:“I am sorry that I […]
January 2, 2020
Imagine: People are gathered together for a Hanukkah party ata rabbi’s home in Monsey. A crazed man enters and callously attacks five Jewish people with a machete, and […]
December 20, 2019
A few thoughts, not only for our children, about Hanukkah and the flames that we kindle: The Hanukkah flames remind us of TRADITION.Just as our parents […]
December 19, 2019
As Hanukkah will soon be upon us, let us consider the meaning of the flames we will kindle. The flames of light remind us of our […]
December 12, 2019
And the fight against anti-Semitism persists. This time it was the Kosher food market in Jersey City. Armed with an assault rifle, the two perpetrators attacked the market, […]
December 3, 2019
Our Torah reading this week focuses upon the patriarch, Jacob, and upon some of the great struggles that he confronted in his life. We find Jacob […]
November 26, 2019
In order to escape the anger of his brother Esau,Jacob set out on a long journey to a distant land. On his first night away from […]
November 20, 2019
The story is told of a young boy who was late coming home from his friend’s house. When he got home his mother asked him where […]
November 13, 2019
It’s Wednesday night as I write these words. But tonight I wonder if I can effectively convey some of what has taken place so far this […]