All those who have gone through this kind of an ordeal or who may someday do so — or in other words, all those who are mortal — will find this book to be a valuable treasure: to read now and then to save and read again if it is ever needed, for we all need …
Not many people can lay claim to being as beloved as Israeli leader Shimon Peres was upon his death. The funeral of the last of Israel’s founding fathers attracted 100 foreign leaders and dignitaries from 70 countries. The accolades poured in from around the world. Bill Clinton said Peres “started off life as Israel’s brightest …
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt Kol Nidre October 11, 2016 Writer, master story teller and modern day prophet Elie Wiesel left us earlier this year. In the words of Holocaust scholar Michael Berenbaum, although Weisel had no institutional base and did not hold office in any major Jewish organization, he was the voice and moral conscience …
The International association of clowns, whose formal name is UNESCO in a vote taken last Thursday denied that there is a Jewish connection to the city of Jerusalem. In response, Israel’s permanent delegate to UNESCO, Carmel Shama Hacohen, said, “There is no connection of another people to another place in the world that comes …
Rosh Hashana October 3, 2016/5777 The High Holidays are an amazing gift. They are so beautiful, inspiring, powerful, and filled with meaning, which is why we come together as a community to celebrate them. We set aside these days, take off of work, and turn off our cellphones, tablets, and televisions. We refrain from …
I want to speak to you today about a love affair, a love affair that may very well be the longest, most continuous love affair in history. Like most love stories, it entails a pledge to be loyal to each other forever, through good times and bad. Only it is the story, not of …
I still recall the time many years ago when I told my children, now grown and with children of their own, about the story of one of the Jewish holidays. It might have been Passover, or it could have been Chanukah or Purim, or some other holiday. I explained to them that there were bad …
I turn to our tradition for guidance, comfort and wisdom when looking for answers and trying to make some semblance of sense of some senseless act. The Torah’s assertion that each and every human being is created b’tzelem Elohim, in the image of God is a clarion call to treat people, all people, regardless of …
June 11, 2016 This morning’s Torah reading contains the census and includes names of the leaders and members of tribes in the wilderness. Hearing the recitation of names reminds me of the poem by one of Israel’s most popular and beloved poets, Zelda Schneurson Mishkovksy, known simply as Zelda. She wrote a poem widely …
June 4, 2016 In October of this past year I led a delegation of rabbis who are the heads of the various movements of Judaism for a series of meetings in Israel with top Israeli government officials. In a span of just two days we held 14 meetings, culminating with our last one, with …
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