From the Rabbi's Desk

Where did this all begin? When did our connection to the Land of Israel start? Many have tried to erase the historic and irrefutable record of Jewish/Hebrew/Israelite presence in the Land of Israel and many have failed. At the end of Parshat Noach we meet a new person, Terach, and his family who lived in Ur (modern day Iraq). The text tells us he took his son and daughter-in-law, Abram and Sarai, their nephew (from Abram’s brother), Lot,...Read more...

Disappointment and regret. Those are the feelings God expressed after only ten generations into the history of the world. God created the world with such great hope and faith that this world would be meaningful and beautiful. But all of creation turned out to be corrupted, violent and wrong. It was at this moment God decided that perhaps creation was not all that it was cracked up to be. At this moment, God looked...Read more...

Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are in the rearview mirror and now it’s time to embark on the third of the High Holidays. Sukkot is often not thought of as a part of the Jewish Holiday Season but, in fact, it’s the final part. We celebrate Sukkot each year just days after we’ve completed the fast of Yom Kippur.  Sukkot will begin this year on Friday Evening (9/29/2023) and will conclude next Friday (10/6/2023) and then we’ll really...Read more...