Israel’s Ambassador to the United States recently attended Shabbat services at our synagogue, Congregation B’nai Tzedek. He clearly is comfortable in a synagogue – something that unfortunately cannot be said for all Israeli diplomats. It was truly an honor for us to have him at our services. His message was very a very simple …
I recently returned from being in Israel. I was there when elections were held, the first elections which followed the recent campaign Operation Cast Lead in Gaza. The weather on Election Day was a strong downpour. And then, the morning after the elections a heavy fog covered much of the country. I couldn’t help …
January 24, 2009 What a week. Little has changed, and yet so much is already so very different. Much has already been said and written about this historic week when for the first time in our history an African American took the oath of office as President of the United States. It is tempting …
December 27, 2008 I am not ashamed to say that I am a Jewish nationalist. I take pride in Jewish accomplishments and in the accomplishments of Jews. I am fascinated by our disproportionate impact on the world. While I truly do not believe that we are better than others, I marvel at the …
December 6, 2008 Many of us are still stinging after the well planned, well coordinated attack in Mumbai, India. We seek answers as we cope and try to understand the depth of hatred and what can propel people to carry out such terrible acts, especially when committed in the name of God. For …
November 15, 2008 The Torah portion about the birth of Isaac causes us to ask: Is it really possible? Could Sara really give birth to a child at age 90? And what about all those other characters in the Bible who lived so long? Was Noah really in his 600’s when he started to …
November 8, 2008 Regardless of how you voted on Tuesday you can’t help but acknowledge, feel and recognize that it was a good week for America. A chapter, the chapter of racism and of denying people their rights because of the color of their skin has been closed, and a new chapter …
Yizkor October 9, 2008 As is true of any year, many people died this past year. I don’t mean to sound harsh, cold, unfeeling, or unsympathetic, but that is the truth. Some were people we knew and loved, and some were people we only heard of, but it felt like we knew them. …
Yom Kippur Morning Octobrt 9, 2008 This past November when sitting shiva for my father I was asked, “So Rabbi, who comforts the comforter?” The answer was very clear to me, and I responded without hesitation, “The congregation comforts the comforter.” If I ever had any doubts about the power of shiva, and …
Yom Kippur Evening October 8, 2008 Editing my first book of sermons* was a lot more work than I expected it to be. I had to check out every reference, to make sure all the quotes from the Talmud and other sources were accurate and most important of all, that the jokes were still …
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