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The Coronavirus and a Familiar Prayer There is a prayer that we recite near the end of every service that is known as the Aleynu. The […]

We’re told that as the plague of darkness fell upon ancient Egypt, that it was a special kind of darkness. It was a darkness not of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

When we attend a Bris, we are witnessing and affirming the Covenant first established between Abraham and God.  That Covenant (Bris or Brit in Hebrew), and […]

It’s a great fable.   According to the Torah,the generations after Noah lived peacefully for many years.  They spoke the same language and they understood each other […]

In my office I have a picture of me at my Bar Mitzvah. I’m dressed in a suit with a fresh haircut. I have a smile on my […]

Tonight we celebrate the Festival of Sukkot, and I hope you will join us as we hold our service in our beautiful Sukkah (weather permitting). Let […]

This coming Sunday evening begins the Festival of Sukkot, one of the major commemorations of the Jewish calendar. In the Torah the Israelites are commanded: “When you […]