From the Rabbi's Desk

There are times when writing is not the easiest thing to do. Normally it comes from one of two places: either too much to say or writers block. I think it’s easy to say right now it’s coming from the first… too much to say. But the reality is that there is so much to talk about and so much to share with our community. 

In this week’s portion, Moses went to the people and tried to talk to them about leaving Egypt. The...Read more...

Tevye famously said “I know that we are the chosen people… but for once couldn’t You have chosen another people?” This sarcastic but heartfelt cry is something that many of us have felt in our own lives. There are so many times where we feel like the metaphorical camel waiting for that last straw that will break us. We often feel like one more burden is going to be just too much for us to endure. We cry out from that pain and darkness...Read more...

“See I set before you today a blessing and a curse.” Those are the opening words of this week’s Torah Portion: Re’eh. This basic opening implies a very important lesson. God has given us two ways of living in this world… a choice. We have the power in our hands to choose how we see the world and how we experience reality. All too often, we fall back on our animal instincts and choose to live without intention. We choose to live...Read more...