October 24, 2015 I took the advice of this week’s torah portion. Using the opening words as my guide, as my GPS, where Avraham, the very first Jew is told, “Lech Lecha” to leave his homeland to travel to the land of Israel, I set out for Eretz Yisrael. I am reminded of the …
Yom Kippur September 23, 2015/5776 Laughter, joy and happiness are an essential and integral part of what it means to be Jewish. In fact, in the famous Pew Survey of the American Jewish community, a sense of humor ranked just below caring about Israel as essential to being Jewish. It even rated higher than …
Rosh Hashana Day 2 September 15, 2015/5776 Since I spoke last year about Fiddler on the Roof on the High Holidays and why I believe it is the seminal story of our people, I thought it appropriate to open my sermon this year with reference to another one of my favorite Broadway shows. …
Rosh Hashana Day 1 September 14, 2015/5776 When you buy a TV, a cellphone, a car, or any other major appliance you get a user’s manual. But as has often been noted, a baby does not come with any instructions or guidebook. If you are lucky, you might get a few discount coupons for …
We are gathered here today: people from all walks of life and from all parts of the state: The powerful and the mighty, along with the simple and the common folk. The leaders, movers and shakers of our state are all here, as are the humble everyday citizens who loved and elected Marvin Mandel to …
As I wrote in the Times of Israel when Oren completed his term as Israel’s ambassador to the United States, “His approach has been to engage and disarm with charm and facts those who oppose the positions of Prime Minister Netanyahu, leading me to wonder if those who so vehemently oppose Netanyahu, but so warmly …
Rabbi Weinblatt organized a national effort endorsed by 18 major national Jewish organizations to show support for the African American community and to express abhorrence of the horrific act of violence in Charleston, SC. Below is the sermon he gave this past Sunday at the People’s Baptist Church in Silver Spring, MD. Speech at …
May 30, 2015 The focus of study for the confirmation class is studying ancient texts. We study classic Jewish sources for a number of reasons. For one, I want to be sure that the children of B’nai Tzedek have a knowledge base and an awareness of Jewish teachings – what they are, how they …
May 16, 2015 This week we read about the mitzvah of shmitta, the requirement to let the land lie fallow every seventh year. Just as we are commanded to rest for a day at the end of every week, shmitah is when the land rests after being worked for six years. This means refraining …
May 9, 2015 As president of the Rabbinic Cabinet of JFNA, I have had the privilege of traveling with colleagues from across the US and from all denominations to visit Jewish communities in Budapest, Hungary, Kiev and Tblisi, Georgia. So my advice to any young people who like to travel and who want to …
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