Read Our Rabbis' Weekly Messages
November 2, 2023
November 2, 2023
Rabbi Wilfond’s Message – November 3, 2023 In Bedford Hills near the intersection of Harris Road and Babbitt Road there is small cemetery that often goes […]
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October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023
Rabbi Wilfond’s at the vigil in Mt. Kisco, 10/29/23 Rabbi Wilfond spoke at a rally in Mt. Kisco about the origins of Hatikvah – hope.
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October 26, 2023
October 26, 2023
Rabbi Wilfond’s Message October 27, 2023 War is hell. This is the most difficult time for the Jewish community since theHolocaust. Last week I helped to […]
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October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023
Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, October 13th, 2023We are not alone Dear Friends, More than 1,500 Jews murdered on a single day. The worst attack […]
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October 11, 2023
October 11, 2023
Watch a replay of the discussion and prayers from Wednesday, October 11th at 6:15pm. Click here: https://vimeo.com/873531678
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October 7, 2023
October 7, 2023
This is a recording of the zoom session that Rabbi Wilfond held early this afternoon. He condemns the attack on Israel and their innocent children and […]
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September 28, 2023
September 28, 2023
Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, September 29th , 2023 Something Extraordinary Dear Friends, Thirteen years ago, something extraordinary happened. I stood with a couple under […]
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September 14, 2023
September 14, 2023
Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, September 15th , 2023 Dear Friends,Tonight, we begin the New Year. Rosh Hashanah calls to enter the future. My sermon […]
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August 31, 2023
August 31, 2023
Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, September 1st , 2023 Praying with the Baptists Dear Friends, On Shabbes, I prayed with the Baptists. This past Saturday […]
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August 10, 2023
August 10, 2023
Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, August 11th , 2023 In the Summer of 1972 Johnny Nash released his classic song “I can see clearly now.” […]
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August 2, 2023
August 2, 2023
Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, August 4th , 2023. Tonight, come taste the Fruit of the Vine This past week we witnessed the beauty of […]
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July 6, 2023
July 6, 2023
Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, July 7th, 2023. Dear Friends,“God Bless America,” wrote Irving Berlin as a soldier during World War I. Berlin wrote this […]
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June 29, 2023
June 29, 2023
Rabbi David Wilfond’s Message – Friday, June 30, 2023 The world shuddered this past Saturday, as a military leader with a private army launched his forces […]
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June 22, 2023
June 22, 2023
The art of disagreeing without being disagreeable Dear Friends, This week Putin repeated the lie. “Our goal is to de-Nazify Ukraine,” he told The Moscow Times. […]
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June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023
The Challah Path Forward Dear Friends, Have you ever had a panic attack? Have you ever felt anxieties suddenly grow larger than you thought you could […]
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June 7, 2023
June 7, 2023
Dear Friends, When Miriam makes a racist slur against Moses’ wife because of her African origins, God intervenes to educate Miriam about how words can be […]
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May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
PRIDE in our Community Dear Friends, One of the oldest Jewish symbols is the Rainbow. Noah’s rainbow represents diversity and peace. All the colors of […]
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May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023
Dear Friends, This week we thanked Sharon Feldman for her hours of voluntary service as the President of our congregation. The Hebrew word for President, Nasi, […]
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May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023
Dear Friends, For 15 months we have seen the devastating photos of Kyiv, Bachmut, and Bucha. We have heard the pleas for help, the cries of […]
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May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023
Dear Friends, During our Shabbat service last Friday, when we got to the Shehechiyanu moments, celebrating happy events, Vivian Cohen spoke up, “The CDC has declared […]
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May 4, 2023
May 4, 2023
Dear Friends, A few months before the invasion of Ukraine, congregant Harvey Doppelt and I travelled to the Ukrainian Mission at the UN to lead the […]
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April 27, 2023
April 27, 2023
Dear Friends, This week Israel celebrated its 75th Birthday! The State of Israel is a modern miracle. Just three years after Jews walked out of Auschwitz, who […]
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April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023
Dear Friends, This week we observed Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, on the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Thank you to our member Harvey Loeb […]
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April 3, 2023
April 3, 2023
Dear Friends, While a professor at Harvard, Michael Walzer wrote a book “Exodus and Revolution” about the message of Passover. “So pharaonic oppression, deliverance, Sinai, and […]
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March 30, 2023
March 30, 2023
Dear Friends, What makes this night (and this Passover) different?\ At the end of the Seder we proclaim the ancient dream “Next Year in Jerusalem!” This […]
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