Read Our Rabbis' Weekly Messages
January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023
Dear Friends, “24 Days into the Year, 69 Deaths in Mass Shootings.” My heart sank this Wednesday as I read the front-page headline of the New […]
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January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023
Dear Friends, With tremendous joy we are making history tonight. After 46 wonderful years we are installing the talented and gifted, Ines Kapustiansky, as our Temple’s […]
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January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023
Dear Friends, God’s rainbow is comprised of people of many colors. Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. taught “Judge a person not by the color of […]
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January 5, 2023
January 5, 2023
Dear Friends, Each one of us has a family story. Last week I took my children to the Lower East Side of Manhattan to see the […]
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December 29, 2022
December 29, 2022
Dear Friends, Tonight, is the last Shabbat of 2022. As we look back over the past year we can see there has been moments of darkness, […]
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December 22, 2022
December 22, 2022
Dear Friends, While meeting with Ukraine’s Jewish President this Wednesday, US President Joe Biden showed great respect for the Jewish people by comparing Ukraine’s struggle to […]
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December 15, 2022
December 15, 2022
Dear Friends, It’s time to take your Hanukkah menorah off the shelf and find a box of candles. Hanukkah starts Sunday, December 18th. Please come join […]
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December 8, 2022
December 8, 2022
Dear Friends, Be a Modern Maccabee I am mourning the recent death of my cousin Fritzi, a Holocaust survivor, who died in her sleep a month […]
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December 1, 2022
December 1, 2022
Dear Friends, A holy moment occurred at the Temple. Stephanie Garry, a former Temple President, and I invited members of the congregation to a session entitled, […]
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November 22, 2022
November 22, 2022
Dear Friends, I hope you were able to celebrate Thanksgiving, yesterday, in good health and happiness. I want to recognize and thank all the volunteers and Social […]
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November 17, 2022
November 17, 2022
Dear Friends, Anti-Semitism is never funny. This past week, Dave Chappelle abused his platform on NBC’s Saturday Night Live to spread lies, hatred and conspiracy theories […]
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November 11, 2022
November 11, 2022
Dear Friends, Voting is a Mitzvah Did you know that Jews were not allowed to vote, in any country, until 1789? In Europe, Jews were forbidden to […]
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November 11, 2022
November 11, 2022
Dear Friends, Voting is a Mitzvah Did you know that Jews were not allowed to vote, in any country, until 1789? In Europe, Jews were forbidden to […]
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October 28, 2022
October 28, 2022
Dear Friends, The rise of antisemitic hatred should have us all concerned. Fortunately, the public outrage against Kanye West’s call for “Death con 3 against Jewish […]
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October 20, 2022
October 20, 2022
Dear Friends, Who wears the Crown in Judaism? A few weeks ago, the Queen of England died and many mourned the monarchy. Have you ever thought […]
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October 14, 2022
October 14, 2022
Dear Friends, When I was a child, my Mom was the Hebrew School Principal. She was very enthusiastic about the Jewish Holidays and we always built […]
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October 6, 2022
October 6, 2022
Dear Friends, We go from strength to strength, from the solemnity of Yom Kippur to the joy of Sukkot.Next Friday night, October 14th, you are invited […]
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September 29, 2022
September 29, 2022
Dear Friends, Jews and Christians have shared a complicated history for most of the past 2,000 years. Tonight on the Jewish Calendar is Shabbat Shuva (the Shabbat of […]
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September 22, 2022
September 22, 2022
Dear Friends, May I ask you Four Questions for the High Holy Days? 1. Do you own a Shofar? If yes, please bring it with you […]
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September 15, 2022
September 15, 2022
Dear Friends, Have you decided yet what you are wearing for the High Holy Days? It might sound superficial, but for Jews, clothing on the High […]
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September 8, 2022
September 8, 2022
Dear Friends,I want you to meet Ashira Boxman. Ashira is a Third Year Rabbinical Student at Hebrew Union College and will be our intern this year. […]
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September 1, 2022
September 1, 2022
Dear Friends, Till now, my happiest day at the Temple was this past Shabbat! Our congregation was packed with families and individuals of every age! Our […]
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August 25, 2022
August 25, 2022
Dear Friends, When a parent buries a child, our hearts break. It’s not supposed to be this way. We expect one day, after a long life, we […]
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August 18, 2022
August 18, 2022
Dear Friends, “Not by bread alone do human beings live,” declares this week’s Torah Portion. Some of the world’s greatest minds have been nourished by this […]
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August 11, 2022
August 11, 2022
Dear Friends, One of the happiest moments for me as a Rabbi is to stand with a couple under the Chuppah. One of the harder times […]
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