May 8, 2010 It was announced earlier this week that after four years of research 57 scientists who analyzed a bone fossil have concluded that modern human beings bred with Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago. I don’t know about you, but I found the discovery to be exciting and fascinating. Exciting …
We come together this year, on the eve of the holiday of Passover, with a sense of concern and anxiety — which heightens our appreciation for the urgency of our mission, the nobility of our calling and the importance of our work. We share our concern about the fate of the State of Israel …
One of our former music teachers, Ann Laurie Josephs, used to teach her younger children a popular catchy song the kids would sing enthusiastically called, “What Does a Rabbi Do?” Over the last couple of weeks I have been in the thick of things with the Obama administration’s denunciation of the Israeli government’s decision …
There was a great deal of anticipation last Friday night as we anxiously awaited the arrival of Israel’s Ambassador to the United States. Our synagogue has been honored to have hosted his predecessors: Ambassadors Rabinovich, Shoval, Ayalon and Meridor. I have known Michael Oren for a number of years. From the moment he walked …
This is the time of year we receive inquiries from people wishing to join our synagogue. It is also when we learn which of our members will not maintain their affiliation. People leave a synagogue for any of a variety of reasons. Sometimes they join another congregation. While I wish they would stay, …
Here is an excerpt of a sermon I gave about my approach to Torah. ….Professor Israel Knohl of the Hebrew University seizes on the parallel narratives describing the creation of the world and concludes that this is not unintentional. The Bible purposefully begins with a mahklohet, differing opinions, and a dispute, for it …
It snowed again this past Shabbat. It reminds me of some of the summers I spent at Jewish camp when it seemed to rain every Shabbat. When trying to decide what to do about Shabbat services and other weekend activities, I recalled a number of years ago when the weather forecasters had given dire …
January 16, 2010 Of all of Woody Allen’s comedic one-liners, the one that resonates the most for me is his wish that God would prove His existence by some kind of direct, personal revelation – such as making a large deposit in a Swiss bank account in his name. I suspect that …
I recently met the Security Guard who shot the man who came to the Holocaust Museum this past spring to kill others. The retired non-Jewish police officer told me how excited he was to have the honor of lighting the Chanukah menorah at the Embassy of Israel. He told me that his dad …
December 12, 2009 Ladies and Gentlemen of the Nobel Prize Committee I would like to thank you for bestowing upon me this prestigious honor. I am humbled and deeply grateful to you for recognizing the significance of the victory we have recently won against the Selucids. I accept the award today not just …
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