From the Rabbi's Desk

The book of שמות / Exodus has 11 portions in it and the book of בראשית / Genesis has 12 which means between the two of them is 23 פרשיות/portions. This also means we’ve gathered for שבת / Shabbat 23 times since October 7th as of this coming שבת. That’s an insane number and what it means is it’s been 23 weeks since over 1,200 lives were stolen from our world at the hands of bigoted terrorists. It means it’s...Read more...

One of the easiest misconceptions of Judaism is that it’s “the religion of the Torah”. Unfortunately, this over simplification is not a true definition and inadvertently paints a completely inaccurate picture of our sacred tradition and religion. Judaism is the religion of the covenantal relationship between a people and God through their interpretation of the Torah given to them by God. The interpretation...Read more...

I’m struggling to write this article. I know this isn’t the greatest introduction you’ve ever read, but please stay with me here. Since October 7th I’ve written every article about the war in Israel. I’ve purposely spoken about Israel on every Friday night and every Saturday morning. I’ve done this because rabbis must be relevant when they write and speak. I cannot think of anything that’s more relevant to our lives right now...Read more...