August 28, 2025
We are thrilled to announce that Temple Shaaray Tefila has been awarded a generous UJA Federation New York “Capitalizing the Surge” grant to provide a generous subsidy to […]
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August 27, 2025
Preparing for the High Holidays: Slichot, September 13th, and Café Shaaray, September 14th. Beyond planning to spend time with family and keeping traditions around home celebration, “Preparing […]
August 7, 2025
“Walking Away from $12 Million With No Regret” Maybe you saw that article in this week’s New York Times, about baseball player Gil Meche, pitcher for the […]
July 31, 2025
The Civil Rights Journey: Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Atlanta, February 5th – 8th, 2026 “Nothing short of amazingI” “I can’t imagine a more congenial group!” “Of all […]
July 18, 2025
“Do What You Can with What You Have” I’m closing in on my first year with group fitness classes, which is a milestone for me. As a […]
July 11, 2025
“It Has Lots to Do with Our Temple Leaders” Just about every one of my rabbinic school classmates is now retired, some for a good number […]
July 4, 2025
Staying in Touch with Our Students: College Connection It is easy to come away from the newspaper headlines thinking that our campuses are overrun by protests […]
June 20, 2025
“I Thought I Was Going to Die” On our last trip to Israel, on one of those comfortably warm winter days you get in Tel Aviv, […]
June 13, 2025
Shabbat Morning Torah Study: A Year with Martin Buber Torah Study, featuring spirited discussion of the weekly portion, is a highlight of my week. I enjoy […]
May 30, 2025
The Yizkor Backstory: Why Talk about Yizkor Now? Recent conversations about Yizkor Memorial Services at Temple Shaaray Tefila brought up memories of what happened at Yom […]
May 16, 2025
Do You Have a Family Holocaust Story? As I look back on a year of Holocaust remembrance, including Kristallnacht, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Yom Hashoah, […]
May 9, 2025
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! TST Israel Mission and First-Timer Experience, March 2026 Having been to Israel four times since the war began, including two missions with the […]
January 22, 2025
Commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day We welcome the release of three Israeli hostages, and hope and pray that they will find the strength to renew […]
January 15, 2025
Why am I going to Selma when there are so many other options to fulfil my travel bug? Selma, Alabama served as a pivotal location in […]
January 15, 2025
Commemorating The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Why Jews Care At a time of renewed and increasing antisemitism and threats to the wellbeing and existence of […]
January 8, 2025
“Firm and Steady” by Rabbi Dennis Ross Having just closed the book on 2024, our Torah portion this Shabbat, Vayehi, closes the first book of the Bible, […]
December 20, 2024
More Light Maybe it is a coincidence that we get the Hanukkah lights during the darkest time of the year, that we have the pleasure of […]
December 18, 2024
“If God Wants” It’s often said that when you are traveling and want an immediate feel for the mood of a country, then as soon as […]